How to write 膏

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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "膏"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 膏

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Meaning of 膏

Pinyin gāo、 gào

Radical

月

Strokes

Definition

ointment / paste

Usage

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膏 [gāo] 【名】 1. 肥，肥肉: fat; grease; oil 2. 脂油: fat; grease 3. 特指油灯: oil lamp 4. 浓稠的糊状物，引申为药膏: paste; cream; ointment 5. 指物之精华: essence 6. 古代医学称心尖脂肪为“膏”: fat in the heart 7. 制成相当细长的而常常是圆柱形的化妆品: stick 【形】 1. 肥沃: fertile 2. 甘美: sweet 3. 另见 gào 【动】 1. 润泽，滋润: moisten 2. 在轴、轴承或机器转动部分加润滑油使润滑: lubricate 3. 以化妆用的膏涂抹: paint 4. 把毛笔蘸上墨，在砚台边上拖匀: dip in (ink) (Note: The character 遇到 different meanings based on context and usage in different expressions.)

橡皮膏 xiàng pí gāo

sticking plaster / adhesive bandage

牙膏 yá gāo

toothpaste / CL:管[guan3]

膏盲 gāo máng

Ointment blind

睫毛膏 jié máo gāo

mascara

石膏 shí gāo

gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O) / plaster / plaster cast (for a broken bone)

石膏矿 shí gāo kuàng

gypsum mine

膏粱 gāo liáng

rich food / fat meat and fine grain

病入膏肓 bìng rù gāo huāng

lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure / the situation is hopeless

膏肓 gāo huāng

the region below the heart

民脂民膏 mín zhī mín gāo

lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom); the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation) / the people's blood, sweat and tears

膏腴 gāo yú

fertile

药膏 yào gāo

ointment

膏药 gāo yao

herbal plaster applied to a wound

软膏 ruǎn gāo

ointment / paste

油膏 yóu gāo

balm

膏剂 gāo jì

mastic / electuary / medicinal extract

雪花膏 xuě huā gāo

vanishing cream / cold cream (makeup)

膏状 gāo zhuàng

paste / grease

脂膏 zhī gāo

fat / grease / riches / fortune / fruits of one's labor

硬石膏 yìng shí gāo

anhydrite CaSO4

石膏像 shí gāo xiàng

plaster model / plaster figure