Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “guo”
24 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
guō
锅
guō
呙cooking-pot, saucepan
12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5guō
咼to chat, to gossip, to jaw, to talk
7 strokesguō
埚to chat, to gossip, to jaw, to talk
9 strokesguō
郭crucible
10 strokesguō
崞city limits
10 strokesguō
蝈a mountain in Shanxi
11 strokesguō
鍋cicada, grasshopper
14 strokesguō
蟈cooking-pot, saucepan
17 strokesguō
cicada, grasshopper
17 strokes2
Second tone
guó
3
Third tone
guǒ
4
Fourth tone
guò
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