古 (gǔ): meaning and stroke order
古 (gǔ) means ancient, old, paleo-, surname Gu.
古
- Simplified
- 古
- Traditional
- 古 (same form)
- Pinyin
- gǔ
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Stroke order of 古
古
- Gǔ surname Gu
- gǔ ancient; old
- 5 strokes
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Meaning of 古
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gǔ
- ancient
- old
- paleo-
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Gǔ
- surname Gu
Radical and structure
- 古
- Radical 口 (Kangxi radical 30) · 5 strokes · 十 on top, 口 below
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 古
- 古人 gǔ rén people of ancient times; the ancients
- 古老 gǔ lǎo ancient; old
- 远古 yuǎn gǔ antiquity; ancient times
- 古籍 gǔ jí ancient text; antique books
- 自古以来 zì gǔ yǐ lái since ancient times
- 古代 gǔ dài ancient times
古 in our stories
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原来，惠子问的“怎么”，在古汉语里也可以理解为“从哪儿”。庄子故意换了一种理解，把一场逻辑辩论变成了一句诗意的回答。
yuánlái Huìzǐ wèn de zěnme zài gǔ Hànyǔ lǐ yě kěyǐ lǐjiě wéi cóng nǎr Zhuāngzǐ gùyì huàn le yì zhǒng lǐjiě bǎ yì chǎng luójí biànlùn biànchéng le yí jù shīyì de huídá
The "how" in Huizi's question can also be understood in classical Chinese as "from where". Zhuangzi deliberately switched meanings, turning a logical debate into a poetic answer.
From the story The happiness of fish HSK 7–9 · Level 8
Stories using 古
- The happiness of fish HSK 7–9 · Level 8
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).