Hanja Analyzer
槁

槁 — go

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
마를 고
Romanization
go
English
wither; withered, rotten, dead
Mandarin
gǎo
Japanese on'yomi
コウ
Japanese kun'yomi
か.れる
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
14
Radical
木 (75, 10 residual)
Phonetic component
高
Unicode
U+69C1

Parts that make up 槁

  • 木 나무 목, 나무에 서화를 새길 모 뿌리와 가지를 벌린 나무나무와 나무로 만든 것, 식물
  • 高 높을 고sound 층을 올린 높은 누각높다. ‘고’ 계열의 소리

How 槁 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 槁 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 木, 高.

Korean example words with 槁

  • 고목槁木 Korean gloss: 말라 있는 나무.
  • 비고鼻槁 Korean gloss: 코안이 마르는 병.
  • 고고하다枯槁 Korean gloss: (비유적으로) 신세 따위가 형편없다.
  • 수의고고守義枯槁 Korean gloss: 굳게 절의를 지켜 자기 몸의 안일을 돌보지 않음을 이르는 말.
  • 고고히枯槁히 Korean gloss: (비유적으로) 신세 따위가 형편없게.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 槁

  • 枯槁ここう withering; dying (plants); growing skinny
  • 形容枯槁すけいようここうす to be emaciated; to become gaunt; to waste away

Characters sharing the phonetic 高

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “고”

Other hanja with radical 木

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