过(guò)

HSK 16 strokesTrad. 過
Readingsguòguoguō

surname Guo

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Character information

Pinyin
guò / guo / guō
Meaning
surname Guo
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
過

Origin & structure

Where 过 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶寸

In this compound, the meaning comes from 辶 (walk); 咼 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

辶chuò寸cùn咼wāi

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write 过 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 过

Common words using 过 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bù不guò过
HSK 2

only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous…

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dù度guò过
HSK 4

to pass

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zhī只bù不guò过
HSK 5

only; merely; nothing but; no more than

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fǎn反guò过lái来
HSK 7-9

conversely

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jiè借guò过

excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)

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huá划guò过

(of a meteor etc) to streak across (the sky); (of a searchlight, lightning …

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yī一bǐ笔dài带guò过

(idiom) to mention only very briefly; to skate over (a topic)

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yī一guò过xìng性

(medicine) transient; temporary

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不度只反来借划一

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