告 (gào)

to tell/to inform/to sue

How 告 is written

Strokes
7
Radical
⺧ — cow
Traditional
告
Simplified
告 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 告

告別 gàobié
to leave; to bid farewell to; to say good-bye to
告訴 gàosu
to tell; to inform; to let know
報告 bàogào
to inform; to report; to make known
廣告 guǎnggào
to advertise; a commercial; advertisement
公告 gōnggào
post; announcement
告密者 gàomìzhě
tell-tale; informer (esp. to police); whistle-blower
告白 gàobái
to pronounce; public announcement; to express oneself
告知 gàozhī
to inform
告誡 gàojiè
to warn; to admonish
大功告成 dàgōnggàochéng
successfully accomplished (project or goal); to be highly successful
宣告 xuāngào
to declare; to proclaim
忠告 zhōnggào
to give sb a word of advice; advice; counsel

告 in a sentence

請你告訴我事情的經過。

Qǐng nǐ gàosù wǒ shìqíng de jīngguò.

“Please tell me what happened.”

How common is 告?

告 is the 310th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 65.4% of all running text.

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