古
- 509th most frequent character
- Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
- 2 dictionary entries
- Appears in 267 words
- Component in 28 characters
Decomposition
Pinyin & Meaning
1. gǔ (Gu3)surname Gu
2. gǔ (gu3)ancient • old • paleo-
Pronunciation Clues
There are no phonetic clues for this character.
Example Words
Common
gǔ dài (gu3 dai4)ancient times • olden times
gǔ chéng (gu3 cheng2)ancient city
gǔ lǎo (gu3 lao3)ancient • old • age-old
fù gǔ (fu4 gu3)to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration) • to turn back the clock • neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文 • retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s)
Uncommon
shàng gǔ (shang4 gu3)the distant past • ancient times • antiquity • early historical times
fǎng gǔ (fang3 gu3)pseudo-classical • modeled on antique • in the old style
nèi měng gǔ (Nei4 meng3 gu3)Inner Mongolia • abbr. for Inner Mongolia autonomous region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区
qiān gǔ (qian1 gu3)for all eternity • throughout all ages
gǔ rén (gu3 ren2)people from ancient times • the ancients • the late (i.e. person who has passed away)
gǔ jīn (gu3 jin1)then and now • ancient and modern
gǔ lái (gu3 lai2)since ancient times • it has ever been the case that • see also 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]
gǔ diǎn (gu3 dian3)classical
gǔ bǎo (gu3 bao3)ancient castle
gǔ zhái (gu3 zhai2)former residence
gǔ bā (Gu3 ba1)Cuba
gǔ guài (gu3 guai4)eccentric • grotesque • oddly • queer
gǔ huò zǎi (gu3 huo4 zai3)gangster • hooligan • problem youth • at-risk youth
gǔ wén (gu3 wen2)old language • the Classics • classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose • classical Chinese as a school subject
gǔ bǎn (gu3 ban3)out-moded • old-fashioned • inflexible
gǔ wán (gu3 wan2)antique • curio
gǔ qín (gu3 qin2)guqin, a long zither with 5 or 7 strings, plucked with a plectrum • the ancestor of the long zither family, dating back to pre-classical times (playing it was an essential accomplishment of a Confucian gentleman)
gǔ tián (Gu3 tian2)Gutian county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[Ning2 de2], Fujian
gǔ zhēng (gu3 zheng1)zither or guzheng • large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times
gǔ sè gǔ xiāng (gu3 se4 gu3 xiang1)interesting and appealing (of old locations, objects etc)
gǔ dǒng (gu3 dong3)curio • antique
gǔ dào (gu3 dao4)ancient road • precepts of the antiquity
gǔ dū (gu3 du1)the old capital
míng gǔ wū (Ming2 gu3 wu1)Nagoya, city in Japan
ní gǔ dīng (ni2 gu3 ding1)nicotine
zhū gǔ lì (zhu1 gu3 li4)chocolate (loanword) • CL:塊|块[kuai4]
kǎo gǔ (kao3 gu3)archaeology
zì gǔ (zi4 gu3)(since) ancient times • (from) time immemorial
chá mǎ gǔ dào (Cha2 ma3 gu3 dao4)old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond
měng gǔ (Meng3 gu3)Mongolia
měng gǔ bāo (meng3 gu3 bao1)yurt
měng gǔ zú (Meng3 gu3 zu2)Mongol ethnic group of north China and Inner Mongolia