Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced guo
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced guo, including 国 guó, 过 guò, 果 guǒ, 郭 guō, 锅 guō. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For guo, start on g and let it run into uo without pausing; keep the mouth moving and hold the tone to the end.
Initial g
Start the syllable on the initial g, then run straight into the final uo — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final uo
Settle the final uo into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (国 guó, 过 guò, 果 guǒ, 郭 guō, 锅 guō) and lock in their tones. 6 common characters share the sound guo, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
guo turns up here with 4 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 郭, 锅 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 国 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 果, 裹 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 过 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing guo inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
6 common characters in this group.