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古
Gǔ
1. surname Gu
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 5 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

古
gǔ
old, classic, ancient
HSK 5 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

古筝
gǔzhēng
zither or guzheng
古语
gǔyǔ
ancient language
古浪
Gǔlàng
Gulang county in Wuwei [[武威<Wǔwēi>]], Gansu
古稀
gǔxī
seventy years old
古蔺
Gǔlìn
Gulin county in Luzhou [[瀘州|泸州<Lúzhōu>]], Sichuan
古诗
gǔshī
old verse
古书
gǔshū
ancient book
古波
Gǔbō
Gubo (a personal name)
古玩
gǔwán
antique
古砚
gǔyàn
antique ink slab
古籍
gǔjí
antiquarian book
古董
gǔdǒng
curio
HSK 6
古装
gǔzhuāng
ancient costume
古方
gǔfāng
ancient prescription
古怪
gǔguài
eccentric
HSK 6
古晋
Gǔjìn
Kuching (city in Malaysia)
古板
gǔbǎn
out-moded
古朴
gǔpǔ
simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)
古币
gǔbì
old coin
古物
gǔwù
antique

Alternate Entries

古
gǔ
ancient / old / paleo-

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
508
Word Frequency Rank
1,065 of 84,292