draft, copy, manuscript, straw
稿 centers on a preliminary written version: a draft, manuscript, or copy. The straw meaning is a separate, older sense referring to rice straw, which is less common in modern usage.
稿 combines 禾 (grain/rice plant) with 高, which likely contributes the sound. The original meaning was rice straw, and the writing-related senses developed later, possibly through the idea of a rough draft being like straw—something preliminary.
The left side 禾 is a rice plant, and the right side 高 suggests something tall. Imagine tall rice plants being harvested, and the leftover straw is used to make rough paper for writing drafts.
For コウ, imagine a writer named Kou who always drafts manuscripts on straw paper: Kou -> コウ.
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
manuscript; version; draft
contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
this article; this paper; this manuscript
placing (an ad); submission of advertising copy
notes; draft; manuscript
beginning writing (a draft); drafting
revising (a manuscript); rewriting
finishing writing; completion of a manuscript
first draft; first proof
posthumous manuscripts
preliminary draft; abstract
pre-prepared article
sending (a manuscript, artwork, etc.) to the printer
repost (e.g. of an online article); resubmission; revised submission
first (written) contribution; first post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
video sharing website
to contribute an article
copy holder; stand for holding papers during typing, etc.