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
故乡
gùxiāng
hometown
Characters in this word
乡 xiāng
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 幺 — tiny
Example phrases
- 我爱故乡。 Wǒ ài gùxiāng. I love my hometown.
- 故乡很美。 Gùxiāng hěn měi. My hometown is very beautiful.
- 他回故乡了。 Tā huí gùxiāng le. He has returned to his hometown.