古籍
gǔjí
ancient books; classical texts
Characters in this word
籍 jí
- Strokes
- 20
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 耤 to plow
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这家图书馆里收藏着不少珍贵的古籍。 Zhè jiā túshūguǎn lǐ shōucáng zhe bù shǎo zhēnguì de gǔjí. This library holds quite a few precious ancient books.
- 他整天坐在书房里整理古籍，连饭都忘了吃。 Tā zhěngtiān zuò zài shūfáng lǐ zhěnglǐ gǔjí, lián fàn dōu wàng le chī. He sits in his study all day sorting ancient books and forgets even to eat.
- 翻看古籍时最好戴上手套，免得弄脏书页。 Fānkàn gǔjí shí zuìhǎo dàishàng shǒutào, miǎnde nòngzāng shūyè. When you leaf through ancient books, it's best to wear gloves so as not to soil the pages.
Related words
- 古 gǔ ancient; old
- 古代 gǔdài ancient times
- 古老 gǔlǎo ancient
- 古典 gǔdiǎn classical
- 古迹 gǔjì historic site, relic
- 古人 gǔrén ancient people
- 考古 kǎogǔ to engage in archaeology; archaeology
- 古董 gǔdǒng antique
- 古怪 gǔguài strange; odd
- 古今中外 gǔjīnzhōngwài ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign; all times and places
- 古朴 gǔpǔ simple and unsophisticated; quaint
- 前无古人 qiánwúgǔrén unprecedented; unparalleled in history