豪

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grand; heroic

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

豕 meaning “boar” + 高 sound ( gāo )

Components 高豕

unrestrained · Heisig RSH #1749

tiara + sow

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
切特豪斯学校	Qiē tè háo sī xué xiào	Charterhouse public school (UK)
豪气干云	háo qì gān yún	lit. heroism reaching to the clouds (idiom)
包豪斯	Bāo háo sī	Bauhaus (German school of modern architecture and design)
林书豪	Lín Shū háo	Jeremy Lin (1988-), Taiwanese-American professional basketball player (NBA)
绿林豪客	lù lín háo kè	see 綠林好漢\|绿林好汉[lu4 lin2 hao3 han4]
沃克斯豪尔	Wò kè sī háo ěr	Vauxhall (English car brand and city)
自豪感	zì háo gǎn	pride in sth; self-esteem
李国豪	Lǐ Guó háo	Brandon Lee (1965-1993), American actor, son of Bruce Lee
豪萨语	Háo sà yǔ	the Hausa language
豪华型	háo huá xíng	deluxe model
自豪	zì háo	proud (of one's achievements etc)
豪气	háo qì	heroic spirit; heroism
艾森豪威尔	Ài sēn háo wēi ěr	Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), US army general and politician, Supreme Allied Commander…
文豪	wén háo	literary giant; great writer; eminent writer
豪言壮语	háo yán zhuàng yǔ	bold, visionary words
豪车	háo chē	luxury car
豪门	háo mén	wealthy and influential family
豪达	Háo dá	Gouda, a city in the Netherlands; Gouda (cheese)
土豪	tǔ háo	local tyrant; local strong man; (slang) nouveau riche
豪华	háo huá	luxurious

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
高 sound part	gāo	tall, lofty; high, elevated
膏	gāo	grease, fat; ointment, paste
稿	gǎo	draft, manuscript, rough copy
敲	qiāo	to hammer, to pound, to strike
搞	gǎo	to do, to fix, to make, to settle
镐	hào	stove; bright
蒿	hāo	mugwort, wormwood, Artemisia; to give off a scent
槁	gǎo	to wither; withered, rotten, dead
篙	gāo	a pole used to punt a boat
犒	kào	victory feast; to throw a banquet
缟	gǎo	plain white silk
暠	gǎo	daybreak; brilliant, bright