古(gǔ)

HSK 35 strokes

surname Gu

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Character information

Pinyin
gǔ
Meaning
surname Gu
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 古 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱十口

Words passing through ten 十 mouths 口

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

十shí口kǒu

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 古 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 古

Common words using 古 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

qián前wú无gǔ古rén人
HSK 7-9

(idiom) unprecedented

Open 前无古人 page →
gǔ古rén人
HSK 7-9

people of ancient times

Open 古人 page →
shàng上gǔ古

the distant past; ancient times; antiquity; early historical times

Open 上古 page →
zhōng中gǔ古

Sino-Cuban; China-Cuba

Open 中古 page →
gèn亘gǔ古

throughout time; from ancient times (up to the present)

Open 亘古 page →
gèn亘gǔ古bù不biàn变

unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)

Open 亘古不变 page →
gèn亘gǔ古wèi未yǒu有

unprecedented

Open 亘古未有 page →
gèn亘gǔ古tōng通jīn今

from ancient times up to now

Open 亘古通今 page →

Related characters

More HSK 3 characters

专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 古’s common words

前无人上中亘不变

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