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title: "Guxiang Meaning: 故乡 (gùxiāng) Means “hometown”"
description: "故乡 (traditional 故鄉, gùxiāng) means “hometown; native place”. Hear its tones, see what 故 and 乡 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guxiang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 故乡 mean?

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故乡 gùxiāng

## hometown; native place

## Its characters

1. 故 gù old
2. 乡 xiāng hometown

## In a sentence

我很想念我的故乡。 I really miss my hometown.

举头望明月，低头思**故乡**。

From [李白是谁？ · Who was Li Bai? China’s poet of the moon](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/who-was-li-bai#library-word-45-47)

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## More words with 故 or 乡

- [故事 gùshi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gushi)
- [故意 gùyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guyi)
- [故障 gùzhàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guzhang)
- [家乡 jiāxiāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaxiang)
- [事故 shìgù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shigu)
- [乡村 xiāngcūn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiangcun)
- [乡下 xiāngxia](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiangxia)
- [缘故 yuángù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuangu)

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