gāo

ointment

paste; CL:帖[tie3]

high sound (高) + flesh (⺼) = ointment for the body

⺼ (flesh/body) is the meaningful half, pointing to something applied to the body. 高 lends the sound gāo and does not carry semantic weight here.

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HighPhonetic

她在受伤的地方涂了一些药

tā zài shòu shāng de dì fang tú le yī xiē yào gāo。

She applied some ointment to the injured area.

医生建议他每天用这种来护理皮肤。

yī shēng jiàn yì tā měi tiān yòng zhè zhǒng gāo lái hù lǐ pí fū。

The doctor suggested he use this paste every day to care for his skin.

Words with 膏

剃须膏

tì xū gāo

shaving cream

遮瑕膏

zhē xiá gāo

concealer (cosmetics)

酱油膏

jiàng yóu gāo

thickened soy sauce

雪花膏

xuě huā gāo

vanishing cream

鹅膏蕈

é gāo xùn

Amanita (genus of deadly mushrooms)

鹅膏蕈素

é gāo xùn sù

amanitin

龟苓膏

guī líng gāo

turtle jelly, medicine made with powdered turtle shell and herbs

受膏

shòu gāo

to be anointed

唇膏

chún gāo

lip balm

导热膏

dǎo rè gāo

thermal grease

恩膏

ēn gāo

rich favor

挤牙膏

jǐ yá gāo

lit. to squeeze out toothpaste

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