1. 故
  2. 乡

故

Previous (项)Next (按)
  • 572nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 56 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
故→
古⺙
2Radical
故→
十ten口mouth⺙knock
3Graphical
故→
一丨口丿一乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gù (gu4)happening • instance • reason • cause • intentional • former • old • friend • therefore • hence • (of people) to die, dead

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 故 gù (gu4)The component 古 is pronounced as 'gǔ' (gu3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 故 gù (gu4)The component ⺙ is pronounced as 'pū' (pu1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

故 also appears in:
做

Example Words

High Frequency

故事 

Medium Frequency

世故 
事故 
故 
故人 
故作 
故宫 (故宮)
故居 
故意 
故乡 (故鄉)
故障 
无缘无故 (無緣無故)
缘故 (緣故)
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乡

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Previous (春)Next (附)
  • 920th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 78 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
乡→
No glyph available丿
2Radical
乡→
No glyph available丿bend
3Graphical
乡→
㇛丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāng (xiang1)country or countryside • native place • home village or town • township (PRC administrative unit)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

乡 also appears in:
飨芗鄉

Example Words

High Frequency

他乡 (他鄉)
家乡 (家鄉)
故乡 (故鄉)
异乡 (異鄉)
老乡 (老鄉)
返乡 (返鄉)
乡 (鄉)
乡下 (鄉下)
乡村 (鄉村)
乡里 (鄉里)

Medium Frequency

下乡 (下鄉)
入乡随俗 (入鄉隨俗)
同乡 (同鄉)
城乡 (城鄉)
梦乡 (夢鄉)
宁乡 (寧鄉)
思乡 (思鄉)
新乡 (新鄉)
桐乡 (桐鄉)
桐乡市 (桐鄉市)
背井离乡 (背井離鄉)
萍乡 (萍鄉)
衣锦还乡 (衣錦還鄉)
西乡 (西鄉)
还乡 (還鄉)
乡下人 (鄉下人)
乡人 (鄉人)
乡土 (鄉土)
乡巴佬 (鄉巴佬)
乡情 (鄉情)
乡愁 (鄉愁)
乡亲 (鄉親)
乡镇 (鄉鎮)
乡长 (鄉長)
乡间 (鄉間)
乡音 (鄉音)
鱼米之乡 (魚米之鄉)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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