Memory phrase for the character: 糕

糕

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Meaning

cakes, pastry

Pronunciation

 gāo

Explanation

 Left: rice 米, right: lamb 羔 (sheep 羊 [here: rising heat 丷 in an oven with three levels 王] with fire 灬)

Mnemonic
 
It's made of rice in a 3-level-oven over the fire: The cake.

Radicals

米 riceThis radical 米 means the rice grain. The rice plant has this radical: 禾
丷 coming outThis component is often understood as "something coming out".
羊 sheepImage of a sheep from above with horns 丷 backbone 丨 and wool 三 extending to the sides.
灬 fireAlso this radical 火 stands for fire.
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 Vocabulary

糟糕 zāo gāo  too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad
糕点 gāo diǎn  pastry
蛋糕 dàn gāo  cake
蛋糕 dàn gāo  

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