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过 — to cross; to go over; to pass

to cross; to go over; to pass; to celebrate; to live

Pinyin
guo · guò · Guō
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 2
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — guo, guò, Guō — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 过: 6 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

过 — 6 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 过 in the HSK syllabus: 44

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 过guò—HSK 2
  2. 过来guòláito come over; to manage; to handleHSK 2
  3. 过年guòniánto celebrate the Chinese New YearHSK 2
  4. 过去guòqùpast; former; previous; to go over; to pass byHSK 2
  5. 过guo—HSK 2
  6. 过节guòjiéto celebrate a festival; after the celebrationsHSK 3
  7. 经过jīngguòto pass; to go through; process; courseHSK 3
  8. 难过nánguòto feel sad; to feel unwell; to be difficultHSK 3
  9. 不过búguòonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anywayHSK 4
  10. 超过chāoguòto surpass; to exceed; to outstripHSK 4
  11. 错过cuòguòto missHSK 4
  12. 过程guòchéngcourse of events; processHSK 4
  13. 路过lùguòto pass by; to pass throughHSK 4
  14. 通过tōngguòto pass through; to get through; to adopt; to passHSK 4
  15. 过度guòdùexcessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagantHSK 5
  16. 过分guòfènexcessive; undue; unduly; overlyHSK 5
  17. 过敏guòmǐnallergic; hypersensitiveHSK 5
  18. 过期guòqīto be overdue; to exceed the time limit; to expireHSK 5
  19. 过于guòyúexcessively; tooHSK 5
  20. 穿过chuānguòto pass throughHSK 6
  21. 过渡guòdùto cross over; transition; interim; caretakerHSK 6
  22. 过后guòhòuafter the eventHSK 6
  23. 过时guòshíold-fashioned; out of dateHSK 6
  24. 透过tòuguòto pass through; to penetrate; by means of; viaHSK 6
  25. 放过fàngguòto let off; to let slip byHSK 7–9
  26. 过意不去guò yì bú qùto feel very apologeticHSK 7–9
  27. 过半guòbànover fifty percent; more than halfHSK 7–9
  28. 过不去guòbuqùto make life difficult for; to embarrassHSK 7–9
  29. 过错guòcuòmistake; fault; responsibilityHSK 7–9
  30. 过道guòdàopassageway; corridor; aisleHSK 7–9
  31. 过关guòguānto cross a barrier; to get through; to passHSK 7–9
  32. 过奖guòjiǎngto overpraise; to flatterHSK 7–9
  33. 过境guòjìngto pass through a country's territory; transitHSK 7–9
  34. 过量guòliàngexcessiveHSK 7–9
  35. 过滤guòlǜto filterHSK 7–9
  36. 过剩guòshèngto be excessive; to be more than is requiredHSK 7–9
  37. 过失guòshīerror; fault; negligence; delinquencyHSK 7–9
  38. 过头guòtóuto overdo it; to overstep the limit; excessivelyHSK 7–9
  39. 过往guòwǎngto come and goHSK 7–9
  40. 过问guòwènto show an interest in; to get involved withHSK 7–9

And 4 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.