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故 = 古 + 攵

故 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “ancient”. It is built from 古 (old) and 攵 (rap). It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
ancient
Pinyin (Mandarin)
gù
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
ancient, old, древний, старый, old
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
故 happenstance

Decomposition

ids

  1. 古 old
  2. 攵 rap

Characters that contain 故

How to find 故 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “old” + “rap”. 故 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 故 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.