Ideographic: To speak 口 with the force of an ox 牛Radical:

meaning for gào:

  • - to say
  • - to tell
  • - to announce
  • - to report
  • - to denounce
  • - to file a lawsuit
  • - to sueto inform
  • - to report
  • - to make known
  • - report
  • - speech
  • - talk
  • - lecture
  • - Classifiers: 篇 to advertise
  • - a commercial
  • - advertisement
  • - Classifiers: 项 to leave
  • - to bid farewell to
  • - to say good-bye toto warn
  • - to admonishdefendant