gǎo

bright sun

The sun  rising over the woods 

Components
日 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

sun

木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

Evolution

杲 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
杲 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
杲 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
杲 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

gǎo

bright sun; brilliant; high; sun shines brightly; to shine