古

gǔ

ancient; old; paleo-

Radical: 口 HSK 3 a, tg ideographic

Components & Etymology

古 decomposes into the following components:

十 口

Words containing 古

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 古.

上古
shàng gǔ
the distant past
中古
zhōng gǔ
Sino-Cuban
亘古
gèn gǔ
throughout time
仿古
fǎng gǔ
pseudo-classical
作古
zuò gǔ
to die
千古
qiān gǔ
for all eternity
博古
bó gǔ
Bo Gu (1907-1946), Soviet trained Chinese communist, journalist and propagandist, 1930s left adventurist, subsequently rehabilitated, killed in air crash
古丈
gǔ zhàng
Guzhang county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
古丽
gǔ lì
古义
gǔ yì
ancient meaning
古书
gǔ shū
ancient book
古交
gǔ jiāo
Gujiao county level city in Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2], Shanxi

Related characters (radical 口)

Characters that share the radical 口.

卟 口 句 另 叨 叩 只 叫 召 叭 叮 可 台 叱 史 右 叵 叶 号 司 叹 叻 叼 叽

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