故 (gù): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write

1. Animated Stroke Order 故

Watch each stroke animate in order, then practice the same sequence by hand.

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Left-Right

An old (古) hand (攵) action — a past event or reason.

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HSK words that contain this character.

gù shi

故事

story; tale; plot

gù yì

故意

intentional

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 故 is used in context

tā他

bú不

shì是

gù故

yì意

de的

，