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过 (guò): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 2

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 过

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2.

Readings & Meanings

过has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

guò

[marker after a verb to indicate experience]

particleHSK 2

1.to celebrate (a birthday)

2.to pass, to cross, to go over; to spend (time)

verbHSK 3

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 过

过 stroke order diagram

4.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

过

过=

5.

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6.

How to Use 过

Passing and time

In words like 经过, 过去, and 度过, 过 (guò) conveys passing through or spending time.

经过 • jīng guò • pass through • HSK 3

HSK 3

7.

HSK Vocabulary: 过

过年 • guò nián • to celebrate the Chinese New Year

HSK 3.0 · L2

guò过

nián

8.

Example Sentences

tīng听

dào到

zhè这

ge个

xiāo消

xī息

Information

Pinyinguò / guo

Meaning[marker after a verb to indicate experience]

Strokes6

Radical辶

Traditional過

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#355

Zhuyinㄍㄨㄛˋ

UnicodeU+8FC7

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HSK 2

guo

aspect particle indicating past experience

particleHSK 3.0 · L2

Passing (辶) by a spoonful (寸) of time — to cross over or go through an experience.

jīng经

guò过

pass through

过去 • guò qu • (in the) past • HSK 3

HSK 3

guò过

qu去

(in the) past

度过 • dù guò • spend; pass • HSK 5

HSK 5

dù度

guò过

spend; pass

Excess and too much

In words like 超过, 过分, 过于, and 过度, 过 (guò) indicates exceeding or being excessive.

超过 • chāo guò • exceed • HSK 4

HSK 4

chāo超

guò过

exceed

过分 • guò fèn • excessive; go too far • HSK 5

HSK 5

guò过

fèn分

excessive; go too far

过于 • guò yú • too; unduly; excessively • HSK 6

HSK 6

guò过

yú于

too; unduly; excessively

过度 • guò dù • excessive; over; undue • HSK 6

HSK 6

guò过

dù度

excessive; over; undue

年

to celebrate the Chinese New Year

过来 • guò lai • to come over

HSK 3.0 · L2

guò过

lai来

to come over

过节 • guò jié • to celebrate a festival

HSK 3.0 · L3

guò过

jié节

to celebrate a festival

难过 • nán guò • have a hard time

HSK 3

nán难

guò过

have a hard time

不过 • bú guò • however

HSK 4

bú不

guò过

however

路过 • lù guò • to pass by or through

HSK 3.0 · L4

lù路

guò过

to pass by or through

，

tā他

hěn很

nán难

guò过

。

He was very sad to hear this news.

wǒ我

men们

guò过

mǎ马

lù路

yào要

xiǎo小

xīn心

。

We must be careful when crossing the road.

wǒ我

qù去

guo过

běi北

jīng京

。

I have been to Beijing.

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

jīng经

guò过

zhè这

jiā家

shāng商

diàn店

。

I pass by this store every day.

guò过

qù去

de的

shì事

qíng情

jiù就

ràng让

tā它

guò过

qù去

ba吧

。

Let the past be the past.

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "辶".

迦jiācharacter for transliteration
遁dùnhide, conceal oneself; escape
迢tiáofar; distant
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