膏	820C25   60.42	部居	畫數  14	ㄍㄠ [gao1]  (*ㄍㄠˋ [gao4] ).
N	(1)  Fat, grease: 膏粱[gao1liang2], 膏火 [gao1huo3]↓; 民脂民膏“the people’s fat and marrow”-- pressed by excessive taxes, levies, etc. (lit., “the people's fat”). (2)  The region below the heart: 膏肓[gao1huang1]↓. (3)  Ointment, plaster: 枇杷膏 a cough mixture made with the loquat as the main ingredient; 糖膏 a syrup; 膏藥 [gao1yao4]↓; 藥膏 an ointment; 雪花膏 cold cream, facial cream.
V	(*[gao4]) To moisten.
Adj	(1)  (Of soil) fertile: 膏腴 [gao1yU2]↓. (2)  (Of rain) timely, good for the crops: 膏雨 timely rain.
Words	1.膏肓 [gao1huang1], n., the region below the heart: 病入膏肓 be critically ill.  2.膏火 [gao1huo3], n., formerly, tuition fee in private schools.  3.膏粱 [gao1liang2], n., rich fare; 膏粱子弟 children from well-fed families.  4.膏澤 [gao1ze2], n., (AC) material benefits.  5.膏藥 [gao1yao4], n., a plaster.  6.膏腴 [gao1yU2], adj., (of soil) fertile, productive: 膏腴之地 fertile land, district or region.