膏 Strokes Write it Listen 膏 gāo grease, fat; ointment, paste HSK 7–9 14 strokes Radical ⺼ Sound + meaning 1 word Built from高soundgāotall, lofty; high, elevated⺼meaning meat, flesh; organic compound How it works⺼ hints at the meaning (flesh), and 高 gāo hints at the sound.