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故
Pinyin: gù
English Definition: happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead
Chinese Definition:
①意外的事情：事故。变故。故障。
②原因：缘故。原故。
③有心，存心：故意。故杀(有意谋杀)。明知故犯。
④老，旧，过去的，原来的：故事(a。旧事，成例；b。有连贯性的比较完整的事情，比较适合于口头讲述，“事”读轻声)。故人。故乡。故土(故乡)。故园(故乡)。故居。故国(故乡，亦指祖国)。故纸堆(泛指旧而多的文籍)。革故鼎新(“革”，除去；“鼎”，更新；破除旧的，建立新的)。故步自封(“故步”，原来的步子；“封”，限制；喻安于现状，不求进取。亦作“固步自封”)。
⑤朋友，友情：亲故。沾亲带故。
⑥死亡(指人)：故去。病故。
⑦所以，因此：故此。故而。
⑧古同“顾”，反而。
Antonyms: 新
Total strokes: 9; Radical: 攵
Pictophonetic: 古 indicates the sound; 攵 (tap) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 古 [ gǔ ] old, classic, ancient
    • 攵 [ pū ] to rap, to tap; script; to let go
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Example Words
故事 gù shi narrative; story; tale
事故 shì gù accident; Classifiers: 桩
故意 gù yì deliberately; on purpose
故乡 gù xiāng home; homeland; native place; Classifiers: 个
缘故 yuán gù reason; cause
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