故 — Chinese character
故
gù
reason, cause; happening, instance
- Pinyin
- gù
- Radical
- 66 ⽁ (Rap)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 古 攵
- Formation
- pictophonetic — tap; meaning component 攵; sound component 古
- Japanese
- 故 as a kanji
Common words with 故
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 故事 | gù shì | old practice |
| 故事 | gù shi | narrative; story; tale |
| 事故 | shì gù | accident; 桩 (zhuāng),起 (qǐ),次 (cì) |
| 故意 | gù yì | deliberately; on purpose |
| 故障 | gù zhàng | malfunction; breakdown |
| 故乡 (故鄉) | gù xiāng | home; homeland |
| 缘故 (緣故) | yuán gù | reason; cause |
| 故宫 (故宮) | gù gōng | former imperial palace |
| 已故 | yǐ gù | the late; deceased |
| 无故 (無故) | wú gù | without cause or reason |
| 故居 | gù jū | former residence |
| 无缘无故 (無緣無故) | wú yuán wú gù | (idiom) no cause or reason; completely uncalled for |
English words written with 故
故 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 64 · Analects 15 · Art of War 103 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 118 · Zhuangzi 331 · Great Learning 13 · Doctrine of the Mean 28
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 7
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 8
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 11
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 12
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 13
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 14
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