过
pass, cross
At a glance · 过
Evolution of the glyph
Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
过字小篆从辵呙声（繁體過），为形声字；本义为经过、越过。甲骨文未见。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
过本义为经过、走过，引申为过错。
Structure
形声字，左部『辵』（辶）为意符表行走，右部『呙』为声符。
At a glance
Pinyinguò
Radical辶
Strokes7
UnicodeU+8FC7
Character type形声
Theme动作
Six languages, one character
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English
pass, cross
Guo is a phonetic-semantic character meaning to pass and cross, also a fault.
Français
passer, faute
Guo est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant passer et traverser, aussi une faute.
Español
pasar, cruzar
Guo es un carácter fonosemántico que significa pasar y cruzar, también una falta.
العربية
يمر، خطأ
غوو حرف صوتي دلالي يعني المرور والعبور، وكذا الخطأ.
Русский
проходить, ошибка
Го — фоносемантический знак, означающий проходить и пересекать, также ошибка.
Common words
- 过去guò qùpast
- 过错guò cuòfault