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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 故
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 故 | gù | - happening - instance - reason - cause - intentional - former - old - friend - therefore - hence - (of people) to die, dead |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 8 | 9,937 | 2,136 | 3,542 |
Other Words Containing 故
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 故事 | 3 | 2 | 510 | 1,036 | 648 |
| 故意 | 4 | 2 | 1,520 | 3,333 | 2,968 |
| 事故 | 6 | 3 | 1,820 | 1,169 | 2,484 |
| 故障 | 6 | 6 | 4,540 | 4,839 | 8,007 |
| 缘故 | 5 | 6 | 6,620 | 9,262 | 10,303 |
| 无缘无故 | - | - | 8,481 | 20,302 | 10,258 |
| 故乡 | 6 | 3 | 9,222 | 9,160 | 8,763 |
| 故 | - | 8 | 9,937 | 2,136 | 3,542 |
| 已故 | - | - | 10,731 | 20,496 | 25,020 |
| 无故 | - | 8 | 13,267 | 22,438 | 21,905 |
| 何故 | - | - | 17,464 | 29,165 | 23,461 |
| 世故 | - | 8 | 18,420 | 24,304 | 10,361 |
| 变故 | 6 | - | 21,747 | 19,840 | 26,491 |
| 欲擒故纵 | - | - | 22,743 | 59,039 | 36,317 |
| 典故 | - | - | 25,672 | 26,702 | 22,660 |
| 故人 | - | - | 30,020 | 24,749 | 13,714 |
| 故土 | - | - | 34,007 | 33,456 | 39,785 |
| 故居 | - | - | 34,016 | 26,182 | 28,238 |
| 故里 | - | - | 34,080 | 23,827 | 23,254 |
| 一见如故 | - | - | 36,152 | 42,427 | 24,824 |
| 故弄玄虚 | - | - | 39,123 | 52,496 | 45,766 |
| 故地重游 | - | - | 39,693 | 56,461 | 34,161 |
| 故去 | - | - | 41,260 | 54,466 | 46,040 |
| 故友 | - | - | 42,319 | 68,746 | 52,575 |
| 明知故犯 | - | - | 46,500 | 63,269 | 48,674 |
| 故伎重演 | - | - | 47,644 | 66,528 | 89,383 |
| 非亲非故 | - | - | 48,044 | 73,728 | 49,376 |
| 故国 | - | - | 48,427 | 54,340 | 53,316 |
| 故态复萌 | - | - | 48,544 | 100,620 | - |
| 如故 | - | - | 48,784 | 38,443 | 33,273 |
| 因故 | - | - | 49,981 | 26,716 | 37,175 |
| 故事片 | - | - | 52,056 | 28,709 | 46,463 |
| 依然如故 | - | - | 55,127 | 59,058 | 53,446 |
| 故伎 | - | - | 56,517 | 90,115 | - |
| 借故 | - | - | 57,705 | 39,256 | 34,584 |
| 故园 | - | - | 59,440 | 70,055 | 54,261 |
| 故而 | - | - | 59,914 | 18,433 | 31,867 |
| 亡故 | - | - | 66,260 | 66,574 | 78,820 |
| 温故知新 | - | - | 66,727 | 95,141 | 64,366 |
| 故此 | - | - | 71,071 | 21,695 | 41,435 |
| 故地 | - | - | 72,316 | 47,202 | 31,696 |
| 故址 | - | - | 72,318 | - | - |
| 故宅 | - | - | 72,420 | - | - |
| 吐故纳新 | - | - | 75,029 | 75,382 | 62,433 |
| 故交 | - | - | 88,148 | 85,010 | 91,500 |
| 责任事故 | - | - | 90,427 | 32,406 | 42,269 |
| 原故 | - | - | 91,222 | 53,908 | 63,266 |
| 他乡遇故知 | - | - | 91,312 | 96,495 | 59,522 |
| 病故 | - | - | 95,870 | 38,537 | 57,383 |