故 gù
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 古 old, classic, ancient 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
故事
gùshi
story
Characters in this word
事 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亅 — hook
Example phrases
- 讲个故事。 Jiǎng ge gùshi. Tell a story.
- 这个故事好。 Zhège gùshi hǎo. This story is good.
- 我爱听故事。 Wǒ ài tīng gùshi. I love listening to stories.
Related words
- 故意 gùyì on purpose
- 故乡 gùxiāng hometown
- 事故 shìgù accident
- 没事儿 méishìr it's nothing, never mind
- 事 shì matter, thing; work
- 好事 hǎoshì good deed; good thing
- 事情 shìqing matter; thing
- 同事 tóngshì coworker
- 本事 běnshi ability; skill
- 从事 cóngshì to work in; to be engaged in
- 事件 shìjiàn event; incident
- 事实 shìshí fact