The Chinese Radical: 高


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Meaning
tall    高

Explanation

Used in these characters:
HSK 1
high, tall, your (honorific)
gāo
Image of a watch tower with two floors
A watch tower is high.  
HSK 1
to shine, bright, clear, brilliant, resonant
liàng
Top: variant of high 高 (guard tower with two floors), bottom: table 几
(Watchtowers were also used on the Chinese Wall for signal fires:) A watchtower on an elevated position (like on a 'table'), gives it shine and brightness.  
HSK 4
to sound a bell, to strike, hit, knock, overcharge
qiāo
Left: high 高 (image of a guard tower, but here: bell tower), right: to strike 攴 (= 攵 stick 卜 in a hand 又)
For the bell in the tower use the stick in your hand to strike it.  
HSK 4
to stop, to halt, to park (a car)
tíng
Left: person 亻, right: pavilion, kiosk 亭 (Tall like a high 高 nail 丁, is this pavilion)
(When you travel you need a break:) The person is at the kiosk to stop.  
HSK 4
cream, balm, ointment, paste
gāo
Top: high 高 (actually a guard tower, but here: a cover/lid 亠 and three layers 口,冖,口 of the skin), bottom: part of body 月/肉
It's a cover for the three layers of the body's skin: the cream or balm.  
HSK 5
hair, drawing brush, milli..., 1/1000
háo
Top: variant of high 高 (guard tower), bottom: hair 毛
As high as a hair: the hair or 1 millimeter.  
HSK 5
superior, grand, heroic, luxurious
háo
Top: var. of high/tall 高, below: pig 豕
The tall pig is superior and heroic.  
HSK 5
accomplish, to set up, invigorate
gǎo
Left: hand 扌, right: high 高 (image of a guard tower)
With a hand high as a guard tower, you can accomplish.  
HSK 6
pavilion, kiosk, booth, erect
tíng
Top: var. of high/tall 高 (watch tower), below: nail 丁
Tall like a high 高 nail 丁, is this pavilion.  
稿
HSK 6
manuscript, draft, sketch
gǎo
Left: rice plant 禾, right: high/tall 高 (guard tower)
(Making paper with long plant's fibers:) Rice plants that grew high were used for manuscripts.  
no HSK
air-raid shelter, trench
háo
Left: earth 土, right: superior, heroic 豪 (The tall 高 pig 豕 is superior and heroic)
The earth with the tall pigs is: the trench.  
no HSK
howl, bawl
háo
Left: mouth 口, right: superior, heroic 豪 (The tall 高 pig 豕 is superior and heroic.)
Out of the mouth of the tall pig comes a: howl.  
no HSK
high, lofty, Mt Song in Henan
sōng
Top: mountain 山, below: high 高 (guard tower)
A mountain, that is high is: lofty.  
no HSK
prosperous, flourish
hēng
Top: variation of high 高, bottom: perfect suffix 了 for accomplishing (The still arm-less 了 child 子 should be completed.)
Who makes big/high things to accomplish is prosperous.  
no HSK
graceful
tíng
Left: woman 女, right: pavilion, kiosk 亭 (Tall like a high 高 nail 丁 is this pavilion.)
The woman (vendor) at the kiosk (pavilion) is graceful.  

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