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Chinese symbol for “classical”

古典
gǔ diǎn
classical

The closest CC-CEDICT match for classical is 古典 (gǔ diǎn), defined as: classical.

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

古 gǔ
old, classic, ancient
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
典 diǎn
law, canon; scripture, classic; documentation
radical 12 ⼋ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “classical”

WordPinyinMeaning
经典 (經典)jīng diǎnthe classics; scriptures

Related words

Other words that share a character with 古典.

WordPinyinMeaning
古代gǔ dàiancient times
古老gǔ lǎoancient; old
考古kǎo gǔarchaeology; to engage in archaeological studies
古城gǔ chéngancient city
古怪gǔ guàistrange; weird
经典 (經典)jīng diǎnthe classics; scriptures
典型diǎn xíngmodel; typical case
庆典 (慶典)qìng diǎncelebration

See also: Japanese symbol for “classical”.

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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