古 — Chinese character
古
gǔ
old, classic, ancient
- Pinyin
- gǔ
- Radical
- 30 ⼝ (Mouth)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 十 口
- Formation
- ideographic — Words passing through ten 十 mouths 口
- Japanese
- 古 as a kanji
Common words with 古
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 古代 | gǔ dài | ancient times |
| 古老 | gǔ lǎo | ancient; old |
| 古典 | gǔ diǎn | classical |
| 考古 | kǎo gǔ | archaeology; to engage in archaeological studies |
| 古城 | gǔ chéng | ancient city |
| 古怪 | gǔ guài | strange; weird |
| 古迹 (古蹟) | gǔ jì | place of historic interest; historical site |
| 古人 | gǔ rén | people of ancient times; the ancients |
| 古希腊 (古希臘) | gǔ Xī là | ancient Greece |
| 自古 | zì gǔ | (since) ancient times; (from) time immemorial |
| 古今 | gǔ jīn | then and now; ancient and modern |
| 古墓 | gǔ mù | old tomb (archaeology) |
English words written with 古
古 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 8 · Analects 12 · Art of War 2 · Mencius 39 · Zhuangzi 82 · Great Learning 1 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 14
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 15
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 21
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 22
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 62
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 65
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 68
- Analects 3.16
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