膏
gào
#2,667 most
frequent character
to moisten, to grease
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
膏 has 肉 meat as its picture part and 高 gāo as a sound part. It first meant fatty meat, then grew to fat or oil, and then to ointment or paste. Read gào, it means to lubricate, to apply, or to dip a brush in ink.
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