皋
marsh, river bank
At a glance · 皋
Evolution of the glyph
Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
小篆从白从夲（或本），会意水边白地（或日光晃朗之泽）。隶楷作「皋」（亦作「臯」）。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
「皋」本指水边高地、沼泽，亦指泽边。
Structure
会意字，从白从夲，象水涯白地之形。
At a glance
Pinyingāo
Radical白
Strokes10
UnicodeU+768B
Character type会意
Theme地理
Six languages, one character
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English
marsh, river bank
A marshy high bank by water.
Français
marécage, rive
Une berge marécageuse près de l'eau.
Español
marisma, orilla
Una orilla pantanosa junto al agua.
العربية
ضفة رطبة، هور
ضفة رطبة أو هور قرب الماء.
Русский
влажный берег, болото
Влажный берег у воды, болото.
Common words
- 皋gāoriverside height
- 江皋jiāng gāoriverbank