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过guoexperienced action marker
寸inch · cùn
辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part
辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 咼 () hints at the sound. Compare it with guo.
Memory aidWalking 辶 past: to pass, to cross. In the full form 過, 咼 (guō) gave the sound.
How to write 过
过 6 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 过 (guo). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
过 (guo) means “particle for past experience (have done)” or “(experienced action marker)”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it guo: guo with a neutral tone. Play the example sentences on this page to hear it in use.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 过 is written 過. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type guo with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 过 from the suggestions. Typing guo into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
Yes. Read guò, 过 means “to pass”. That reading has its own page. Read guo, it means “particle for past experience (have done)”.
过 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
过guoneutral tone, light and short
