Gao (surname)
Gao is a Chinese family name that can be literally translated as "high" or "tall". There are about 16 million living people with this surname. Some places, such as Taiwan, usually romanize this family name into Kao. In Hong Kong, it is romanized to Ko. In Macau, it is romanized to Kou.
| Gao | |
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 Stroke order of the Gao surname | |
| Pronunciation | Gāo (Pinyin) Ko (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) Gou1 (Jyutping) |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean |
| Meaning | high, tall |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Gao, Kao (Mandarin) Ko, Kou (Cantonese, Hokkien) Ko (Korean) Cao (Vietnamese) |
| Derivative(s) | Ko |
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Gao.
Romanization and pronunciation
| Dialect or Format | Transliteration or Pronunciation |
| Mandarin | Gāo (Hanyu pinyin); Kao1 (Wade-Giles) |
| Cantonese | Gou1 (Jyutping) |
| Minnan | Ko (Peh-oe-ji) |
| Vietnamese | Cao |
| Korean | Ko(McCune–Reischauer) |
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