槁 Stroke Order — How to Write 槁

Stroke Order

槁 is written in 14 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

槁 Radical and Character Components

Components:木高

槁 is a phono-semantic compound: 木 (tree) carries the meaning, while 高 indicates the sound.

Radical: 木 + 10 more strokes

槁 Pronunciation and Pinyin

gǎo

Meanings of 槁 in Chinese

gǎo槁

Withered, dried up (describing plants or a person's appearance due to hardship or illness); gaunt, emaciated.

经过漫长的病痛折磨，她变得日益枯槁。

After a long period of suffering from illness, she became increasingly emaciated.

Same as '藁' (gǎo), referring to withered grass or straw.

秋风吹过，田野里只剩下枯槁的草。

As the autumn wind blew, only withered grass remained in the fields.

Common Words and Phrases with 槁

gāo槁pù暴

Shrivelled and dried due to exposure to wind and sun.

那些遗留在田里的秸秆被风吹日晒，早已槁暴

The stalks left in the field were withered and dried out long ago by the wind and sun.

gǎo槁kū枯

withered; dried up and dead

深秋时节，田野里的禾苗早已槁枯，只剩下枯黄的茎秆随风摇曳。

In late autumn, the crops in the fields had long since withered and died, leaving only the yellowed stalks swaying in the wind.

gǎo槁mù木

Dead or withered wood/tree; metaphorically, something lifeless or spiritless.

经历了一场大病之后，他整个人变得如同槁木，对什么都提不起兴趣。

After a serious illness, he became like dead wood, losing all interest in everything.

gǎo槁mù木sǐ死huī灰

To be utterly devoid of passion, emotion, or vitality, like withered wood and dead ashes; completely disheartened and spiritless.

老教授退休后，本以为生活会丰富多彩，没想到一下子没了工作重心，竟变得槁木死灰，每日无精打采。

After the old professor retired, he had expected a vibrant life, but unexpectedly, without a work focus, he became utterly despondent, listless and spiritless every day.