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搞 (gǎo): To make/do — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 搞

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How to write 搞 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 搞

搞 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
搞
扌shǒu · hand
高gāo · high
搞=
4.

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5.

How to Use 搞

Doing or making casually

搞 (gǎo) is a casual verb for doing, making, or carrying out an action or effect.

搞笑 • gǎo xiào • Be funny / Comedy • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
6.

Example Sentences

tā他
zài在
gǎo搞
yí一
gè个
hěn很
zhòng

Information

Pinyingǎo
Meaningto make/do; carry on; be engaged in
Strokes13
Radical扌
Traditional搞
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1268
Zhuyinㄍㄠˇ
UnicodeU+641E
CangjieQYRB
扌shǒu · hand
+高gāo · high

The hand component connects this character to a physical action.

gǎo搞
xiào笑

Be funny / Comedy

搞鬼 • gǎo guǐ • Play tricks / Do mischief • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
gǎo搞
guǐ鬼

Play tricks / Do mischief

重
yào要
de的
yán研
jiū究
xiàng项
mù目
。

He is working on a very important research project.

tā他
chà差
diǎn点
gǎo搞
kuǎ垮
le了
gōng公
sī司
。

He almost ruined the company.

tā他
de的
biǎo表
yǎn演
zhēn真
de的
hěn很
gǎo搞
xiào笑
。

His performance is really funny.

wǒ我
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
bǎ把
gōng工
zuò作
gǎo搞
dìng定
le了
。

I quickly got the work done.

wǒ我
yào要
gǎo搞
hǎo好
zhè这
cì次
kǎo考
shì试
。

I want to do well on this exam.

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