故事
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
故事 (gùshi) · story
故事 (gùshi) means “story; tale”. It is written with 2 characters: 故 (reason) + 事 (matter). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 故事 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)
事 shì · matter
What 事 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
Example sentences
妈妈给我讲故事。Māma gěi wǒ jiǎng gùshi.Mom tells me stories.
这个故事很有意思。Zhège gùshi hěn yǒuyìsi.This story is very interesting.
Questions about 故事
What does 故事 mean?
故事 (gùshi) means “story; tale”.
How do you pronounce 故事?
故事 is pronounced gùshi.
Which HSK level is 故事?
故事 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 故意gùyìon purpose
- 故乡gùxiānghometown
- 事故shìgùaccident
- 变故biàngùmisfortune
- 故障gùzhàngbreakdown
- 缘故yuángùreason
- 没事儿méishìrit is all right
- 好事hǎoshìgood thing
- 事情shìqingthing
- 同事tóngshìcolleague
Learn 故事 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 42: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.