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槁

gǎo
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 withered; dried up (of wood or plants)
  2. 2 dead (of a tree); haggard

Examples

HSK 7-9
久旱之后，老树完全枯槁了。
Jiǔ hàn zhīhòu, lǎo shù wánquán kūgǎo le.
After a long drought the old tree had completely withered.
HSK 7-9
他面容枯槁，精神低落。
Tā miànróng kūgǎo, jīngshén dīluò.
His face was gaunt and his spirits were low.

Tips

usage
槁 is mostly literary, usually in 枯槁 (withered; haggard). It describes wood, plants, or a person's gaunt look, never something merely 'dry' like dry weather, where you'd use 干.

Components

radical
木 mù
tree; wood
Left is the tree radical 木, placing the word among trees and timber, fitting for a character whose core meaning is dead, dried-out wood.
phonetic
高 gāo
tall
Right is 高 (tall), here purely for sound, giving gǎo with a tone shift. The same phonetic appears in 稿 (draft) and 蒿 (mugwort).

Stroke Order

槁 gǎo