| 高 | gāo diào | high-sounding speech / bombast / high-profile | 
| 高 | Gāo | surname Gao | 
| 高 | gāo | high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific) | 
| 调 | diào | to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody | 
| 调 | tiáo | to harmonize / to reconcile / to blend / to suit well / to adjust / to regulate / to season (food) / to provoke / to incite |