Definitions
bank; marsh
high riverbank; variant of 皋[gāo]
variant of 皋[gāo]
About
The character 皋 originated with the sense of a marshy bank or waterside land, and its construction integrates the component 白, denoting white, with a lower element historically associated with spreading or rising, which together imply aspects of light and expanse. From this concrete geographical reference, the meaning broadened to include elevated areas near water and, by poetic extension, the luminous quality of the sky at daybreak, thereby accumulating abstract connotations over time while maintaining its essential graphical structure.
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江皋的风景十分优美。
皋陶是上古时期的著名人物。
这片沼泽地古时被称为皋泽。
诗人喜欢在兰皋处寻找灵感。
他的新书以《东皋》为名出版。
案件终于水落石出，真相告皋于天下。
这位隐士长年居于林皋，与世无争。
根据古籍记载，皋壤是适宜万物生长的沃土。