皓

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(bound form) bright; luminous; white (esp. bright white teeth of youth or white hair of old age)

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

白 meaning “white” + 告 sound ( gào )

Components 白告

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
皓首苍颜	hào shǒu cāng yán	white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age
皓白	hào bái	snow-white; spotless
皓齿朱唇	hào chǐ zhū chún	white teeth and vermilion lips (idiom); lovely young woman
皓首	hào shǒu	white head of hair; fig. old person
蛾眉皓齿	é méi hào chǐ	beautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom); lovely young woman
明眸皓齿	míng móu hào chǐ	to have bright eyes and white teeth
皓齿明眸	hào chǐ míng móu	white teeth and bright eyes (idiom); lovely young woman
皓齿	hào chǐ	white teeth (symbol of youth and beauty)

Characters sharing the sound component 告 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
告 sound part	gào	to tell, to inform, to announce; to accuse
造	zào	to build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture
靠	kào	nearby; to depend on, to lean on, to trust
浩	hào	great, grand, vast
酷	kù	strong, stimulating; ruthless, intense
鹄	hú	swan
窖	jiào	cellar, storeroom
锆	gào	zirconium
梏	gù	handcuffs, manacles; fetters
牿	gù	cattle shed
郜	gào	a feudal state in Shantong; surname