CHINESE CHARACTER

古 (gǔ): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

gǔ

old, classic, ancient

HSK 55 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

口

Primary radical

口 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 古.

十 · 口

Visible components

古 is decomposed as ⿱十口.

STROKES · 5

Write 古 in 5 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 古

古gǔ

HSK 5 · surname Gu; ancient; old; paleo-

古代gǔdài

HSK 5 · ancient times

古老gǔlǎo

HSK 5 · ancient; old; age-old

古典gǔdiǎn

HSK 6 · classical

古迹gǔjì

HSK 6 · place of historic interest; historical site

古人gǔrén

HSK 6 · people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis; (literary) deceased person

Examples using 古

古

京都以古庙有名。

Jīng dōu yǐ gǔ miào yǒu míng。

Kyoto is famous for its old temples.

古老

希腊是个古老的国家。

Xī là shì gè gǔ lǎo de guó jiā。

Greece is an old country.

古典

你喜欢古典音乐, 对不对?

Nǐ xǐ huan gǔ diǎn yīn yuè , duì bu duì ?

You like classical music, don't you?

FAQ

What does 古 (gǔ) mean in Chinese?

old, classic, ancient

How do you write 古 in stroke order?

古 has 5 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 古?

口 is the radical in 古. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 古?

古 (gǔ): surname Gu; ancient; old; paleo-; 古代 (gǔdài): ancient times; 古老 (gǔlǎo): ancient; old; age-old.