Chinese Character 故 Meanings and components.

Form

故

Meaning

故 meaning[3] in English

Happening.

Instance.

Reason.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 故 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Gu (古) , and (攵)

Its radical[1] is: 攵 (pu1)

In cangjie it is written with JROK

How to write 故

To write故gu4happening you should write a combination of 古gu3surname Gu , 攵pu1 arranged in a 吅 shape:

古 + 攵 = 故

故 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 故 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 故, looks as follow:

故
Pinyin:gu4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Happening . Instance . Reason . Cause . Intentional . Former . Old . Friend . Therefore . Hence . (Of People) To Die, Dead
古
Pinyin:gu3 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Surname Gu
十
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Ten . 10
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
攵
Pinyin:pu1

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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