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古

gǔ

ancient; old

HSK 3 · Topic “Culture and history”
An old clay vessel
Memory picture

Character

古 gǔ

Strokes
5
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
十 ten, tenth 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 古书很好看。 Gǔshū hěn hǎokàn. Old books are very interesting.
  • 古城很美。 Gǔchéng hěn měi. The ancient city is very beautiful.
  • 我爱古画。 Wǒ ài gǔhuà. I love old paintings.

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