therefore; cause; reason

HSK 3 #572

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 572nd character
Radical ⽁ (66.5)
Strokes 9
Index # 1418

Definitions

故 gù
  1. 1. therefore
  2. 2. cause
  3. 3. reason
  4. 4. former
  5. 5. old
  6. 6. intentional
  7. 7. (of people) to die, dead
  8. 8. happening
  9. 9. hence
  10. 10. instance
  11. 11. friend

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Words containing 故

Word Meaning
old city
Gucheng county in Hengshui héng shuǐ, Hebei
Gucheng county in Hengshui héng shuǐ, Hebei
old tomb
the Forbidden City
the Forbidden City
Palace Museum, in the Forbidden City, Beijing
Palace Museum, in the Forbidden City, Beijing
old and respected family
descended from an old family
deliberately mystifying
to revert to old ways
what one has always been; one's original self
former occupation; old estate; former empire
former occupation; old estate; former empire
stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
premeditated murder
premeditated murder
a close friend over many years
... hence the name (used at the end of a sentence)
... hence the name (used at the end of a sentence)
former residence
a pile of old books
a pile of old books
old friends