镐
2 readings · tap one to hear it
bright; place name; stove
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 金 +10
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 鎬
- Common rank
- #3,221
- Unicode
- U+9550
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 镐
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 十字镐 | pickaxe | |
| 丁字镐 | hammer pick | |
| 李昌镐 | Lee Chang-ho (1975–), South Korean professional Go player | |
| 镐头 | pickaxe | |
| 洋镐 | pickaxe | |
| 冰镐 | ice pick | |
| 镐京 | Haojing (in modern Shaanxi, northwest of Chang'an county), capital of Western Zhou from c.… | |
| 镐把 | pickaxe handle |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 高 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高 sound part | tall, lofty; high, elevated | |
| 豪 | brave, heroic, chivalrous | |
| 膏 | grease, fat; ointment, paste | |
| 稿 | draft, manuscript, rough copy | |
| 敲 | to hammer, to pound, to strike | |
| 搞 | to do, to fix, to make, to settle | |
| 蒿 | mugwort, wormwood, Artemisia; to give off a scent | |
| 槁 | to wither; withered, rotten, dead | |
| 篙 | a pole used to punt a boat | |
| 犒 | victory feast; to throw a banquet | |
| 缟 | plain white silk | |
| 暠 | daybreak; brilliant, bright |