过

過
guò
HSK 2
#46 most
frequent character
to pass (time), to celebrate (a holiday)
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

过 is a shortened form of 過. 辶, a foot moving through a crossing, is the picture part, and 寸 stands for the old sound part 咼 guō; it first meant 'to pass through'. The meaning grew to 'pass time', 'surpass', 'error', and 'undergo'.

Drawn as: foot at intersection; motion

过 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

我们过生日的时候会吃蛋糕。
wǒmen guòshēngrì de shíhòu huì chī dàngāo 。
We will eat cake when we celebrate our birthdays.
他过了一年很快乐的生活。
tā guò le yīnián hěn kuàilè de shēnghuó 。
He lived a very happy life for a year.
我们一起过节吧。
wǒmen yīqǐ guòjié bā 。
Let's celebrate the holiday together.

Words with similar meanings

生活shēnghuó
to live
This word emphasizes the act of living or existing, whereas '过' can imply passing time or celebrating, expanding its context.
庆祝qìngzhù
to celebrate
This word specifically refers to the act of celebrating an event or occasion, which is one of the meanings of '过'.

Words Starting With 过

过去guò qu
(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
过程guò chéng
course of events; process
过分guò fèn
excessive; undue; overly
过敏guò mǐn
to be allergic; allergy
过期guò qī
to be overdue; to exceed the time limit; to expire (as in expiration date)

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