過 (guò)

to pass; to cross; particle indicating past experience

How 過 is written

Strokes
12
Radical
辶 — walk
Traditional
過
Simplified
过

Components

Common words using 過

不過 bùguò
only; merely; no more than
超過 chāoguò
to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip
過去 guòqu
(in the) past; former; previous
過年 guònián
to celebrate the Chinese New Year
太過 tàiguò
excessively; too
度過 dùguò
to pass; to spend (time); to survive
放過 fàngguò
to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth
經過 jīngguò
to pass; to go through; process
罪過 zuìguo
sin; offense
莫過於 mòguòyú
nothing can surpass
路過 lùguò
to pass by or through
通過 tōngguò
by means of; through; via

過 in a sentence

你吃過飯了嗎?

Nǐ chīguò fàn le ma?

“Have you eaten yet?”

How common is 過?

過 is the 46th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 29.4% of all running text.

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