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Character Decomposition
告=牛+口
Etymology
To speak 口 with the force of an ox 牛
Meanings
(bound form) to say; to tell
to announce; to report
to denounce
to file a lawsuit; to sue
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Words with 告 342 total
to lodge an accusation · accusation (law)告发gào fāto be in a state of emergency · to report an emergency · to ask for emergency assistance告急gào jíto win · to be victorious · to report a victory告捷gào jiéto warn · to admonish告诫gào jiè(of a project) to be completed告竣gào jùnto inform against sb告密gào mìto run out · to have exhausted告罄gào qìngto ask告求gào qiúto beg for mercy告饶gào ráo
Idioms with 告 29 total Chain
to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit哀告宾服āi gào bīn fúa notice to reassure the public · advance notice (of an agenda)安民告示ān mín gào shìto spread the news (idiom)奔走相告bēn zǒu xiāng gào(idiom) to be kept secret; not to be divulged不可告人bù kě gào rénsuccessfully accomplished (project or goal) · to be highly successful大功告成dà gōng gào chéng(idiom) to retire from official service due to old age and return to one's hometown告老还乡gào lǎo huán xiāng
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