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镐 (gǎo or hào) is a phono-semantic compound and the simplified form of 鎬. The left-side radical 钅 (simplified from 釒, 'metal') indicates a metal tool or object, while the right-side component 高 (gāo, 'tall') provides the sound. Pronounced gǎo, the character means a pickaxe, a heavy iron tool for breaking up hard ground or rock. Pronounced hào, it refers to a proper noun, most notably Haojing, the Western Zhou capital.
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