Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

ancient; old

Chinese: 古代、久远或旧。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “gu” becomes a different word in each tone. 古 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 古代gǔ dàiancient times
  • 古老gǔ lǎoancient; old; age-old
  • 古典gǔ diǎnclassical
  • 古怪gǔ guàistrange; weird; eccentric; bizarre
  • 古董gǔ dǒngcurio; antique

Example Sentence

故宫是中国著名的古建筑。Gù gōng shì Zhōng guó zhù míng de gǔ jiàn zhù.The Forbidden City is a famous ancient building in China.

故宫Gù gōngthe Forbidden Cityshìis中国Zhōng guóChina著名zhù míngfamousdeofancient建筑jiàn zhùto construct