02557 Chinese character of 糕 and pronounce gou1

The Chinese character【糕】(cake) that we will be discussing today is a word that describes food or cooking. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Rice or flour products. Explanation: (1) A snack made from rice flour or wheat flour that is steamed or baked. Such as: “rice cake”, “cake”, “rice cake”, “mung bean cake”. (2) Oops: Not good, bad, meaning something has gone wrong. For example: “Oops! I forgot something important.”

This section provides the pronunciation of the Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【糕】:gāo

Cantonese Jyutping of 【糕】:gou1

Here, you can find an overview of the character 【糕】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【糕】, for example:Describing food or cooking , It means mainly rice or flour products .As Chinese characters hold complex and sophisticated meanings, certain aspects may be too detailed to fully articulate in this explanation.

【糕】is a single word that enhances clarity and specificity when matched with others, for example【蛋糕、年糕】(Mandarin Pinyin:dàn gāo 、nián gāo/ Cantonese Jyutping:daan2 gou1 、nin4 gou1)

This character is made up of 16 strokes,It is a Chinese character that, once mastered, allows for a deeper understanding and more diverse expression in communication,This example sentence will help clarify the usage of this character.:


她為生日聚會準備了一個蛋糕。

She prepared a cake for the birthday party.


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