故乡
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
故乡 (gùxiāng) · hometown
故乡 (gùxiāng) means “hometown; homeland”. It is written with 2 characters: 故 (reason) + 乡 (country). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 故乡 is built
The characters
故 gù · reason
What 故 is made of
- 古gǔ — old
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 古 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
乡 xiāng · country
What 乡 is made of
乡 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 3 strokes.
Example sentences
我的故乡在南方。Wǒ de gùxiāng zài nánfāng.My hometown is in the south.
你常回故乡吗？Nǐ cháng huí gùxiāng ma?Do you often go back to your hometown?
Questions about 故乡
What does 故乡 mean?
故乡 (gùxiāng) means “hometown; homeland”.
How do you pronounce 故乡?
故乡 is pronounced gùxiāng.
Which HSK level is 故乡?
故乡 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 故事gùshistory
- 故意gùyìon purpose
- 事故shìgùaccident
- 变故biàngùmisfortune
- 故障gùzhàngbreakdown
- 缘故yuángùreason
- 家乡jiāxiānghometown
- 乡镇xiāngzhèntowns and townships
Learn 故乡 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 62: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.