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故 - gù

ancient, old; reason, because

ancient, old; reason, because

How to read 故

Click 故 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishancient, old; reason, because
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

故世 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 故事. Please read 故云 one more time.

Common words with this character

to die; to pass away
old practice
that's why it is called...
former acquaintance; old friend

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 故 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 故世 and 故事 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 故.