| 稿 | gǎo | manuscript; draft; stalk of grain |
| 原稿 | yuán gǎo | manuscript; original copy |
| 初稿 | chū gǎo | first draft (of writing) |
| 稿件 | gǎo jiàn | rough draft; material contributing to a final document |
| 稿子 | gǎo zi | draft of a document; script; manuscript; mental plan; precedent |
| 手稿 | shǒu gǎo | manuscript; script |
| 草稿 | cǎo gǎo | draft; outline; sketch |
| 清史稿 | Qīng shǐ gǎo | Draft History of the Qing dynasty, sometimes listed as number 25 or 26 of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Zhao Erxun 赵尔巽 in 1927 during the Northern Warlords period, 536 scrolls |
| 投稿 | tóu gǎo | to submit articles for publication; to contribute (writing) |
| 稿纸 | gǎo zhǐ | draft paper |
| 稿费 | gǎo fèi | author's remuneration; CL:笔 |
| 审稿人 | shěn gǎo rén | reviewer (of a paper) |
| 征稿 | zhēng gǎo | to solicit subscription (to a publication) |
| 打稿子 | dǎ gǎo zi | to produce a draft manuscript |
| 拙稿 | zhuō gǎo | my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.); my humble writing |
| 撰稿 | zhuàn gǎo | to write (an article for publication) |
| 撰稿人 | zhuàn gǎo rén | author (of a manuscript) |
| 拟稿 | nǐ gǎo | to draft (a statement) |
| 改稿 | gǎi gǎo | to revise a manuscript |
| 文稿 | wén gǎo | manuscript; article (in newspaper); draft |
| 新闻稿 | xīn wén gǎo | press release |
| 书稿 | shū gǎo | manuscript of a book |
| 发稿时 | fā gǎo shí | time of publication; at the time of going to press |
| 稿本 | gǎo běn | manuscript (of a book etc); sketch (of a design etc) |
| 稿酬 | gǎo chóu | fee paid to an author for a piece of writing |
| 脱稿 | tuō gǎo | to complete a draft; to put out a manuscript |
| 诗稿 | shī gǎo | verse manuscript |
| 遗稿 | yí gǎo | surviving manuscript; bequeathed draft (of book) |
