Zi:故
故 [gù] 原故 cause/reason; 故此 therefore/thus; 故事 story; 故意 intentionally, on purpose; 事故, 变故 accident/mishap; (故乡) old/former/past/original; (HDZ:) …
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The Shuōwén Seal form of 故 gù ‘(past) cause/reason’ combines 攵(攴 pū) ‘tap/strike’ (as in 教, 敩), and 古(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. 古 (HDZ).
Compare: 固 gù ‘firm/solid’; 居(𧿃凥) jū ‘crouch/squat; sit; live/reside’ (cf. 故乡).
Compare: 故, 固 gù ← MC /kos/; 古 gǔ ← MC /koʔ/; 居 jū ← MC /kjo/; 倨, 踞 jù ← MC /kjos/ (SBGY).
HDZ: 故 : gù : (SW: 使為之) 原因, 根由 (原故; cf. 辜 gū: 缘故; cf. 古 gù: 因此, 所以), (DYC: 凡事之所以然); 事, 事情; 祭祀类之事; 意外的或不幸的事变; 事理, 法则; 巧诈; (cf. 古 gǔ) 旧的, 过去的事物 (吐故纳新); 旧识, 旧交 (一见如故); 死亡 (身故, 病故); (婉辞) 弑, 杀; 原来的, 旧时的 (故乡, 故都); 今 (故亦为今?); (副词) (本来; 从前; 常, 久; 仍然; 故意, 存心; 必定; 诚然, 毕竟); (连词) (因果; 情态); (助词) 夫; 詁: 训释故言; 辜 (gū): 罪恶, 错误; 胡 (hú): (代词) 何, 为什么; 雇: 出钱叫人故事 (cf. 雇); (姓)
HDC: 原故 : 缘故, 原因; 事故; 不便明言之事
►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
►components: 古攵攴
►Cantonese: gu-
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