故 gù happening; instance; reason

Made up of [攵 suī rap radical 66, 古 gǔ ancient ]
Used as component 故 in :做 zuò

Note

Gu (ancient) provides the sound, the 'rap' radical suggests a sudden interruption - a knock at the door?
Number of strokes: 9

Related characters

Also uses 攵 suī component: 放 fàng (let go) 徽 huī (emblem) 教 jiào (religion) 教 jiāo (to teach) 散 sàn (to scatter) 效 xiào (effect) 攸 yōu (distant) 致 zhì (to send)
Also uses 古 gǔ component: 固 gù (hard) 估 gū (estimate) 姑 gū (paternal aunt) 胡 hú (beard) 湖 hú (lake) 居 jū (to reside) 克 kè (to be able to) 苦 kǔ (bitter)

Sounds same

Different tone

姑 gū (paternal aunt) 估 gū (estimate) 古 gǔ (ancient) 蛊 gǔ 谷 gǔ (valley)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

明知故问 míng zhī gù wèn To ask a question when already knowing the answer
温故而知新 wēn gù ér zhī xīn Studying the past helps to understand the present

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