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古迹

gǔjì

historic site, relic

An old stone pagoda with two tourists beside it
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Characters in this word

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

迹 jì

Strokes
9
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 亦 also, too
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 迹

Example phrases

  • 修复古迹不能只追求速度,更要尊重原有的历史层次。 Xiūfù gǔjì bù néng zhǐ zhuīqiú sùdù, gèng yào zūnzhòng yuányǒu de lìshǐ céngcì. Restoring historic sites must not only pursue speed; it must also respect the original historical layers.
  • 这座城市有很多著名的古迹,每年吸引大量游客。 Zhè zuò chéngshì yǒu hěn duō zhùmíng de gǔjì, měinián xīyǐn dàliàng yóukè. This city has many famous historic sites that attract large numbers of tourists every year.
  • 周末我们去郊外参观了一处古迹。 Zhōumò wǒmen qù jiāowài cānguān le yí chù gǔjì. At the weekend we went to the countryside to visit a historic site.

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