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古董

gǔdǒng

antique

HSK 7 · Topic “Antiquities and rites”
An old porcelain vase on a carved wooden stand.
Memory picture

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

董 dǒng

Strokes
12
Radical
艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
Made of
艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 重 heavy, weighty
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 董

Example phrases

  • 他收藏古董并不是为了炫耀财富，而是想保存家族记忆。 Tā shōucáng gǔdǒng bìng bú shì wèile xuànyào cáifù, ér shì xiǎng bǎocún jiāzú jìyì. He collects antiques not to show off wealth, but to preserve family memories.
  • 爷爷的书房里摆着许多古董。 Yéye de shūfáng lǐ bǎi zhe xǔduō gǔdǒng. Grandpa's study is full of antiques.
  • 这只花瓶是件古董，你拿的时候一定要小心。 Zhè zhī huāpíng shì jiàn gǔdǒng, nǐ ná de shíhou yídìng yào xiǎoxīn. This vase is an antique, so be very careful when you pick it up.

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