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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “antiquity”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 远古.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 永远 (永遠) | yǒng yuǎn | forever; eternal |
| 远离 (遠離) | yuǎn lí | to be far from; to keep away from |
| 遥远 (遙遠) | yáo yuǎn | distant; remote |
| 远远 (遠遠) | yuǎn yuǎn | distant; by far |
| 深远 (深遠) | shēn yuǎn | far-reaching; profound and long-lasting |
| 远程 (遠程) | yuǎn chéng | remote; long distance |
| 古代 | gǔ dài | ancient times |
| 古老 | gǔ lǎo | ancient; 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.