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Chinese symbol for “antiquity”

远古
yuǎn gǔ
Traditional: 遠古
antiquity; ancient times

The closest CC-CEDICT match for antiquity is 远古 (yuǎn gǔ), defined as: antiquity; ancient times.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

远 yuǎn
distant, remote, far; profound
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes
古 gǔ
old, classic, ancient
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “antiquity”

WordPinyinMeaning
古时 (古時)gǔ shíantiquity
上古shàng gǔthe distant past; ancient times

Related words

Other words that share a character with 远古.

WordPinyinMeaning
永远 (永遠)yǒng yuǎnforever; eternal
远离 (遠離)yuǎn líto be far from; to keep away from
遥远 (遙遠)yáo yuǎndistant; remote
远远 (遠遠)yuǎn yuǎndistant; by far
深远 (深遠)shēn yuǎnfar-reaching; profound and long-lasting
远程 (遠程)yuǎn chéngremote; long distance
古代gǔ dàiancient times
古老gǔ lǎoancient; old

See also: Japanese symbol for “antiquity”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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