Zi:故

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[] ​故 cause/reason; 故​ therefore/thus; 故​ story; 故​ intentionally, on purpose; ​故, ​故 accident/mishap; (故​) old/former/past/original; (HDZ:) …

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The Shuōwén Seal form of 故 gù ‘(past) cause/reason’ combines ​(​ pū) ‘tap/strike’ (as in ​, ​), and ​(​𠖠) gǔ ‘old/ancient/past’ (phonosemantic): to cause something to be/occur, to divine/determine/learn (and learn from) the ancient/past cause (of current/future things/events); formerly wr. ​ (HDZ).
    Compare: ​ gù ‘firm/solid’; ​(​𧿃) jū ‘crouch/squat; sit; live/reside’ (cf. 故​).
    Compare: 故, ​ gù ← MC /kos/; ​ gǔ ← MC /koʔ/; ​ jū ← MC /kjo/; ​, ​ jù ← MC /kjos/ (SBGY).
    HDZ: 故 : gù : (SW: ​使) ​, ​ (​故; cf. ​ gū: ​故; cf. ​ gù: ​, ​), (DYC: ​); ​, ​; ​; ​; ​, ​; ​; (cf. ​ gǔ) ​, ​ (​故​); ​, ​ (​故); ​ (​故, ​故); (​) ​, ​; ​, ​ (故​, 故​); ​ (故​?); (​) (​; ​; ​, ​; ​; 故​, ​; ​; ​, ​); (​) (​; ​); (​) ​; ​: ​故​; ​ (gū): ​, ​; ​ (hú): (​) ​, ​; ​: ​故​ (cf. ​); (​)
    HDC: ​故 : ​故, ​; ​故; ​便
►references: Guǎngyùn:368.29; Karlgren:AD421,424,GSR49i; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:2.1453.5; Mathews:3455; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:469.25; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:107.1.02; EDOC:1
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