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故事

gù shì

HSK 3.0 · 2HSK 2.0 · 3

gù shì · gu3 si6 (Jyutping)

  1. old practice

gù shi · gu3 si6 (Jyutping)

  1. narrative; story; tale

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Character breakdown

故

Meaning
ancient, old; reason, because
Radical
攵
Strokes
9
Components
⿰古攵
Cangjie
JROK
Four-corner
4864.0

事

Meaning
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
Radical
亅
Strokes
8
Components
⿻⿳一口彐亅
Cangjie
JLLN
Four-corner
5000.7

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