The character 过 — “pass”: how to write it and what it means
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The Chinese character 过 is read guò and means “pass”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 过
过 has 6 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 过, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 过 is made of
On the left, 辶 “walk”. As a particle of experience it is read with the neutral tone: guo.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 过
- 过来come overHSK 2
- 过去go overHSK 2
- 过年celebrate the New YearHSK 2
- 难过sad, upsetHSK 3
- 经过pass by; throughHSK 3
- 过去the pastHSK 3
- 过节celebrate a holidayHSK 3
- 路过pass byHSK 4
- 错过missHSK 4
- 超过exceed, overtakeHSK 4
- 过程processHSK 4
- 不过however, butHSK 4
- 通过through, by means of; passHSK 4
- 过期expiredHSK 5
- 过于too, excessively (lit.)HSK 5
- 过敏allergyHSK 5
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 过?
过 has 6 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 过 mean?
过 means “pass”. It appears in 过来 (“come over”), 过去 (“go over”), 过年 (“celebrate the New Year”), 难过 (“sad”).
How do you pronounce 过?
过 is read guò. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 过 have?
6 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 过 yourself
In the lessons you write characters stroke by stroke with a finger or a mouse, and the course checks the order. You can start for free, no sign-up needed.
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