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  1. 古 is the 509th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 117 words.
  4. appears as a component in 28 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (ten), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Gu3 - surname Gu
  2. gu3 - ancient/old/paleo-

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
古代 
复古 (復古)

Medium Frequency

上古 
亘古 (亙古)
仿古 
内蒙古 (內蒙古)
千古 
古人 
古今 
古来 (古來)
古典 
古城 
古堡 
古巴 
古怪 
古惑仔 
古文 
古时 (古時)
古时候 (古時候)
古朴 (古樸)
古玩 
古琴 
古筝 (古箏)
古老 
古色古香 
古董 
古装剧 (古裝劇)
古诗 (古詩)
古语 (古語)
古迹 (古跡)
古道 
古都 
古风 (古風)
古龙 (古龍)
名古屋 
尼古丁 
朱古力 
盘古 (盤古)
考古 
自古 
自古以来 (自古以來)
茶马古道 (茶馬古道)
蒙古 
远古 (遠古)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.