Chinese Character 告 Meanings and components.

Form

告

Meaning

告 meaning[3] in English

To Say.

To Tell.

To Announce.

View more meanings of 告 in English

Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 告 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Niu (牛) , and mouth (口)

Its radical[1] is: 口 (kou3) which means: Mouth, Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc), Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls, .口kou3mouth

In cangjie it is written with HGR

How to write 告

To write告gao4to say you should write a combination of 牛niu2surname Niu , 口kou3mouth arranged in a 吕 shape:

牛 + 口 = 告

告 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 告 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 告, looks as follow:

告
Pinyin:gao4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Say . To Tell . To Announce . To Report . To Denounce . To File A Lawsuit . To Sue
牛
Pinyin:niu2
Meaning[3]: Surname Niu
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

  • Wiktionary Page for 告in English or Chinese