WHOLE CHARACTER
故
story; old tale; old; former; accident; incident; on purpose
故 is 古 plus the action hand: stories (故事), hometowns (故乡), accidents (事故), and doing things on purpose (故意).
ZDIC: 形声，从攵、古声.
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故
story; old tale; old; former; accident; incident; on purpose
故 is 古 plus the action hand: stories (故事), hometowns (故乡), accidents (事故), and doing things on purpose (故意).
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
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ZDIC: 形声，从攵、古声.
SOUND SIDE: 古 (GǓ)
古
ancient
A standalone character; in 做 it is the middle piece with no claimed role.
In 故: sound side: 古 (gǔ) gù adds only a tone change to gǔ.
MEANING: THE ACTION HAND 攵 (FROM 攴)
攵
the tap/strike hand (from 攴)
The action-hand radical in many characters; not a standalone modern word. Each page shows its role in that character.
In 故: meaning: the action hand 攵 (from 攴) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
Tone 4
- story; old tale
- old; former
- accident; incident
- on purpose
- 故事story (second syllable is neutral tone)
- 故乡hometown
- 事故accident
- 故意deliberately
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