Spot 故
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
故 component
gù · reason, cause; happening, instance
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 故
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue故Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 故 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
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Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 故 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
做zuò
to make
HSK 3.0 · L1做饭zuòfànto prepare a meal
HSK 3.0 · L1做客zuòkèto be a guest or visitor
HSK 3.0 · L3做法zuòfǎway of handling sth
HSK 3.0 · L4做梦zuòmèngto dream
HSK 3.0 · L4定做dìngzuòto have something made to order
HSK 3.0 · L7-9做生意zuò shēng yìto do business
HSK 2.0 · L4做证zuòzhèngvariant of 作證|作证[zuo4 zheng4]
HSK 3.0 · L7-9做主zuòzhǔvariant of 作主[zuo4 zhu3]
HSK 3.0 · L7-9做东zuò dōngto act as host
HSK 2.0 · L6