(gāo) - Ancient variant form of 浩 (hào), meaning vast, & or 皓 (hào), meaning bright, luminous, white.

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gāo | 13 strokes | radical:

· gāo

Ancient variant form of 浩 (hào), meaning vast, great, abundant;

or 皓 (hào), meaning bright, luminous, white.

Ancient variant form of 浩 (hào), meaning vast,or 皓 (hào), meaning bright, luminous, white.

Usage highlights

Ancient variant characterCharacter variantTextual researchHistorical document

Synonyms

  • vast, great, abundant
  • bright, luminous, white

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text used 滜 instead of 浩 (meaning vast and great).
  • In some historical documents, 滜 appears as a variant for 皓 (meaning bright and white).
  • Scholars study character variants like 滜 to understand textual evolution.

Collocations

  • Ancient variant character(古字异体)
  • Character variant(异体字)
  • Textual research(考据)
  • Historical document(历史文献)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 滜 is an obsolete variant character found primarily in classical texts and dictionaries.
  • As a historical variant, it reflects the fluid nature of Chinese character development before standardization.
  • Its usage today is extremely rare and primarily of interest to paleographers and philologists.

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