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古 - gǔ

old, classic, ancient

old, classic, ancient

How to read 古

Click 古 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishold, classic, ancient
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

古丈 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 古交. Please read 古人 one more time.

Common words with this character

see 古丈縣|古丈县[Gu3 zhang4 Xian4]
see 古交市[Gu3 jiao1 Shi4]
people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis
then and now; ancient and modern

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 古 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 古丈 and 古交 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 古.