故(gù): happening
HSK 29 strokes
happening
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- gù
- Meaning
- happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead
- Strokes
- 9
- HSK level
- HSK 2
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 故 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 故 step by step
9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 故
Common words using 故 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
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