Radical
Strokes
14
Residual strokes
10
Mandarin
kào
Teochew

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Radical
Residual strokes
10 strokes
Strokes
14 strokes
Mandarin
kào

Definitions by reading

gao2
Mandarin equivalent kào
Regional readings
19th-century Fucheng gao2 Chaoyang gao2 Chenghai gao2 Jieyang gao2 Raoping gao2 Shantou gao2
犒〈动〉
(形声。从牛,高声。本义:以牛酒宴饷兵士。泛指用酒食或财物慰劳) 同本义 [reward with gifts or money, food, drink etc.]
以乘韦先牛十二犒师。――《左传·僖公三十三年》
公使展喜犒师。――《左传·僖公二十六年》
犒以十二牛。――《淮南子·泛论》。注:“牛羊曰犒。”
又如:犒设(以酒食赏赐);犒军(犒赏军士);犒牛(劳军的牛);犒功(犒赏有功之人)
犒劳
[reward with food and drink] 用酒食慰劳
犒劳将士
犒赏
[reward a victorious army, etc. with bounties] 犒劳赏赐
犒赏诸将                                     
犒kào原指用酒食慰劳人:~军。〈引〉酬赏有劳绩的人:~劳。~赏。
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English meaning

entertain victorious soldiers

GuangyunPhonological reconstruction

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溪母 一等 開口 豪韵 去声 苦到切
Reconstruction:
Original

上同。