稿 Strokes Write it Listen 稿 gǎo draft, manuscript, rough copy HSK 6 15 strokes Radical 禾 Sound + meaning 2 words Built from禾meaninghécereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk高soundgāotall, lofty; high, elevated How it works禾 hints at the meaning (grain), and 高 gāo hints at the sound.