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CHINESE CHARACTER

guò

过

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aspect marker

Numbered pinyin: guo4
English meanings: [aspect]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the lower left structure

Enclosed from the lower left arrangement: outside 辶; inside 寸.

Outside
Inside

Meaning & sound clues

辶 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “walk”.

咼 is identified as the sound component (guō). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 过.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿺辶寸

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)

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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

guó国
state
HSK 1
guó國
country; nation
guǒ果
fruit; result
guǒ裹
to bind
HSK 7-9
guō锅
pot
HSK 5

Example sentences

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01
wǒ我qù去guò过shàng上hǎi海。
I've been to Shanghai.
02
tā他chī吃guò过zhè这zhǒng种shuǐguǒ水果。
He has eaten this kind of fruit.
03
shíjiān时间guò过de得zhēn真kuài快。
Time passes so quickly.
04
zǒuguò走过zhè这zuò座qiáo桥jiùshì就是xuéxiào学校。
Cross this bridge and you'll reach the school.
05
guòjié过节de的shíhou时候hěn很rènao热闹。
It's lively during the festival.
06
wǒmen我们cuòguò错过chē车le了。
We missed the bus.

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