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古
gǔ
1. ancient
2. old
3. paleo-
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

古
gǔ
old, classic, ancient
HSK 5 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

上古
shànggǔ
the distant past
中古
ZhōngGǔ
Sino-Cuban
中古
zhōnggǔ
medieval
亘古
gèngǔ
throughout time
仿古
fǎnggǔ
pseudo-classical
作古
zuògǔ
to die
千古
qiāngǔ
for all eternity
博古
BóGǔ
Bo Gu (1907-1946), Soviet-trained Chinese Communist, journalist and propagandist, 1930s Left adventurist, subsequently rehabilitated, killed in air crash
古丈
Gǔzhàng
Guzhang county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture [[湘西土家族苗族自治州<XiāngxīTǔjiāzúMiáozúzìzhìzhōu>]]
古交
Gǔjiāo
Gujiao county level city in Taiyuan [[太原<Tàiyuán>]], Shanxi
古人
gǔrén
people from ancient times
古今
gǔjīn
then and now
古代
gǔdài
ancient times
HSK 5
古来
gǔlái
since ancient times
古典
gǔdiǎn
classical
HSK 5
古冶
Gǔyě
Guye district of Tangshan city [[唐山市<Tángshānshì>]], Hebei
古刹
gǔchà
old Buddhist temple
古史
gǔshǐ
ancient history
古国
gǔguó
ancient country
古坑
Gǔkēng
Gukeng or Kukeng township in Yunlin county [[雲林縣|云林县<Yúnlínxiàn>]], Taiwan

Alternate Entries

古
Gǔ
surname Gu

Metadata

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

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