HSK 3 · City & Places

故乡

gù xiāng

hometown

Stroke order of 故乡

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

故 · 9 strokes乡 · 3 strokes

Memory trick

故 old and 乡 village: the old village.

Parts: 故 old/former + 乡 village

Example sentence

我想念故乡。

I miss my hometown.

Words with 故

故事story 故意on purpose 事故accident

Words with 乡

More words: City & Places

城city; town 城市city 村village 农村countryside 农民farmer 地区area; region 区district; area 当地local 各地everywhere; various places 场所place; venue 家乡hometown 桥bridge 高速公路expressway; highway 铁路railway

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