稿

稾

gǎo

禾 + 高

Definitions

gǎo (noun) manuscript; draft

gǎo (noun) stalk of grain

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 高 represents the sound. Simplified form of 稾.

Semantic: 禾 Phonetic: 高

About

稿 is a phonosemantic compound: 禾 (grain) gives the meaning, and 高 the sound. It is the simplified form of 稾. The character originally denoted the stalk or straw of cereal crops like wheat or rice, the residue left after harvesting the grain. Over time, the meaning shifted from this agricultural sense to the idea of a rough draft, preliminary sketch, or manuscript. This figurative extension likely draws an analogy between raw, unrefined plant stalks and an unfinished piece of writing.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我正在写稿子。

Wǒ zhèngzài xiě gǎozi.

I am writing a manuscript.

他的稿件很整齐。

Tā de gǎojiàn hěn zhěngqí.

His manuscript is very neat.

请把草稿给我看看。

Qǐng bǎ cǎogǎo gěi wǒ kànkan.

Please show me the draft.

我打算投稿给杂志社。

Wǒ dǎsuàn tóugǎo gěi zázhìshè.

I plan to submit a manuscript to the magazine.

编辑正在审阅我的稿件。

Biānjí zhèngzài shěnyuè wǒ de gǎojiàn.

The editor is reviewing my manuscript.

这篇稿子的内容需要修改。

Zhè piān gǎozi de nèiróng xūyào xiūgǎi.

The content of this manuscript needs revision.

作家把手稿保存在抽屉里。

Zuòjiā bǎ shǒugǎo bǎocún zài chōuti lǐ.

The writer keeps the manuscript in the drawer.

这份初稿经过多次润色才定稿。

Zhè fèn chūgǎo jīngguò duōcì rùnsè cái dìnggǎo.

This first draft went through multiple polishings before finalization.

Related Characters

Component: 禾

Component: 高

稿