过 (guò): meaning and stroke order
过 (guò) means to cross, to go over, to pass (time), to celebrate (a holiday), to live, to get along.
过
- Simplified
- 过
- Traditional
- 過
- Pinyin
- guò · guo · Guō
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Stroke order of 过
过
- Guō surname Guo
- guò to cross; to go over
- guo (experienced action marker)
- 6 strokes
- Traditional form: 過
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Meaning of 过
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guò
Traditional 過
- to cross
- to go over
- to pass (time)
- to celebrate (a holiday)
- to live
- to get along
- excessively
- too-
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guo
Traditional 過
- (experienced action marker)
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Guō
Traditional 過
- surname Guo
Radical and structure
- 过
- Radical 辵 (Kangxi radical 162) · 7 strokes · built from 辶 and 寸
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 过
- 不过 bù guò only; merely
- 经过 jīng guò to pass; to go through
- 路过 lù guò to pass by or through
- 过来 guò lái to come over; to manage
- 放过 fàng guò to let off; to let slip by
- 难过 nán guò to feel sad; to feel unwell
- 过夜 guò yè to spend the night; overnight
- 过去 guò qù (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
- 超过 chāo guò to surpass; to exceed
- 跳过 tiào guò to jump over; to skip (a step, chapter etc)
- 穿过 chuān guò to pass through
- 过冬 guò dōng to get through the winter
过 in our stories
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过了几分钟，艾米的饺子都破了，肉都跑到水里了。
guò le jǐ fēnzhōng Àimǐ de jiǎozi dōu pò le ròu dōu pǎo dào shuǐ lǐ le
A few minutes later all of Amy's dumplings have burst, and the meat has floated out into the water.
From the story Making dumplings HSK 2
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过了一会儿，她笑了笑，说：“其实我不喜欢喝咖啡。”
guò le yíhuìr tā xiào le xiào shuō qíshí wǒ bù xǐhuan hē kāfēi
After a while she said with a smile, "Actually, I don't like coffee."
From the story The first date HSK 2
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她只好说真话：“我奶奶年轻的时候去过很多地方，我从小就爱听她讲旅行的故事。”
tā zhǐhǎo shuō zhēnhuà wǒ nǎinai niánqīng de shíhou qù guò hěn duō dìfang wǒ cóngxiǎo jiù ài tīng tā jiǎng lǚxíng de gùshi
She has no choice but to tell the truth: "My grandma travelled a lot when she was young. Ever since I was little, I've loved listening to her travel stories."
From the story The honest answer HSK 3
Stories using 过
- Making dumplings HSK 2
- The first date HSK 2
- The honest answer HSK 3
- The little carp's decision HSK 3
- The river-snail girl HSK 4
- The piano at midnight HSK 4
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).