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CHINESE CHARACTER

告 (gào): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

gào
to tell, to inform, to announce; to accuse
HSK 27 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

口 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 告.

牛 · 口

Visible components

告 is decomposed as ⿱牛口.

STROKES · 7

Write 告 in 7 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

PRACTISE WRITING →

LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Examples using 告

告诉

我会让汤姆告诉你。

Wǒ huì ràng tāng mǔ gào sù nǐ。

I'll let Tom tell you.

广告

广告怂恿我们买奢侈品。

Guǎng gào sǒng yǒng wǒ men mǎi shē chǐ pǐn。

Advertisements urge us to buy luxuries.

报告

给我报告。

Gěi wǒ bào gào。

Give me the report.

FAQ

What does 告 (gào) mean in Chinese?

to tell, to inform, to announce; to accuse

How do you write 告 in stroke order?

告 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 告?

口 is the radical in 告. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 告?

告诉 (gàosu): to press charges; to file a complaint; to tell; to inform; to let know; 广告 (guǎnggào): to advertise; a commercial; advertisement; 报告 (bàogào): to inform; to report; to make known; report; speech; talk.