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故
gù
1. happening
2. instance
3. reason
4. cause
5. intentional
6. former
7. old
8. friend
9. therefore
10. hence
11. (of people) to die, dead
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

故
gù
reason, cause; happening, instance
HSK 3 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

旧故
jiùgù
old friend
变故
biàngù
an unforeseen event
HSK 6
故业
gùyè
old estate
缘故
yuángù
reason
HSK 6
病故
bìnggù
to die of an illness
无故
wúgù
without cause or reason
故家
gùjiā
old and respected family
故我
gùwǒ
one's former self
故而
gùér
therefore
故第
gùdì
former residence
故都
gùdū
former capital
故道
gùdào
old road
故里
gùlǐ
hometown
是故
shìgù
therefore
故宫
Gùgōng
the Forbidden City
故宫
gùgōng
former imperial palace
故意
gùyì
deliberately
HSK 4
典故
diǎngù
allusion (to classic story or saying)
故此
gùcǐ
therefore
亡故
wánggù
to die

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
571
Word Frequency Rank
2,841 of 84,292

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