高 级 中 学

gāojízhōngxué

senior high school; abbr. to 高中 (gāo zhōng)

Traditional 高級中學

Meaning

gāojízhōngxuégao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2

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gāo · tall, lofty; high, elevated

Radical 高 · 10 strokes · Parts 亠口冋

Pictographic: A tall palace

jí · level, rank; class, grade

Radical 纟 · 6 strokes · Parts 纟及

Pictophonetic: silk

zhōng · central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese

Radical 丨 · 4 strokes · Parts 口丨

Ideographic: A line 丨 through the center of a box 口

xué · learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology

Radical 子 · 8 strokes · Parts ⺍冖子

Ideographic: A building 冖 where children 子 study; ⺍ provides the pronunciation

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