过

過
guo
HSK 5
#46 most
frequent character
(experienced action marker)
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

我已经去过北京。
wǒ yǐjīng qù guò běijīng 。
I have already been to Beijing.
他在桥上过了河。
tāzài qiáo shàngguò le hé 。
He crossed the river on the bridge.
你有没有过这样的经历？
nǐyǒu méiyǒu guò zhèyàng de jīnglì ？
Have you ever had such an experience?

Words with similar meanings

越过yuèguò
to surpass; to pass over
Typically used in contexts implying going beyond or transcending something, can suggest more effort or challenge than simply going over.
渡过dùguò
to ferry across
Often used in the context of crossing water, implying a more formal or specific type of crossing.

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