稿 meaning and stroke order
Draft, manuscript, rough copy
How to write 稿, stroke by stroke
15 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 稿
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- manuscript
- draft
- stalk of grain
- variant of 稿[gao3]
How 稿 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Grain.
禾 gives the meaning and 高 hints at the sound.
Radical: 禾 (cereal), shared by 66 characters on this site.
How to remember 稿
稿 combines 禾 (grain) on the left with 高 (gāo, tall) on the right, which gives the sound. Picture tall grain stalks, the original meaning, and imagine early writers scribbling rough drafts on dry straw.
稿 almost always appears in compounds about writing, such as 草稿 (cǎogǎo, rough draft), 投稿 (tóugǎo, submit an article) and 稿子 (gǎozi, a draft or script). Example: 我先写个草稿。(Wǒ xiān xiě gè cǎogǎo.) I'll write a rough draft first.
Common mistake: Learners often write 搞 (gǎo, to do) instead of 稿 because they share the sound and the 高 part. Remember that 稿 has 禾 for grain and paper work, while 搞 has 扌 for the hand doing something.
Common words with 稿
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
稿 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 稿
How many strokes are in 稿?
稿 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 稿 mean?
稿 (gǎo) means draft, manuscript, rough copy. A common word with it is 稿子 (gǎozi), meaning "draft of a document; script".
How do you pronounce 稿?
稿 is pronounced gǎo, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 稿?
The radical of 稿 is 禾, which carries the idea of "cereal". Dictionaries list 稿 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 稿?
The traditional form of 稿 is 稾. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 稿 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 稿 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 稿 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 稿子 and 草稿?
稿子 (gǎozi) is any written text prepared for use, like a speech script or an article. 草稿 (cǎogǎo) stresses that the text is a rough, unfinished draft.
What does 截稿 mean in news or publishing?
截稿 (jiégǎo) means the deadline after which no more submissions are accepted. You will often see 截稿日期 (jiégǎo rìqī), the submission deadline.