| gù | happening/instance/reason/cause/deceased/old |
| 故 | happening instance reason |
| 故世 | to die to pass away |
| 故业 | old estate former empire |
| 故习 | An old custom or habit. |
| 故乡 | home homeland native place |
| 故事 | old practice CL:個|个 |
| 故事会 | story-telling session |
| 故事片 | fictional film feature film |
| 故云 | that's why it is called... |
| 故交 | former acquaintance old friend |
| 故人 | old friend |
| 故伎 | usual trick old tactics |
| 故伎重演 | to repeat an old stratagem up to one's old tricks |
| 故作 | to pretend to feign |
| 故作姿态 | a pose a pretense |
| 故作深沉 | to play the profound thinker |
| 故作端庄 | artificial show of seriousness to pretend to be solemn |
| 故作高深 | pretend to be learned and profound |
| 故做姿态 | to make a deliberate gesture; to strike an attitude on purpose |
| 故典 | old pattern old recipe |