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
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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
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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 City是shìis中国Zhōng guóChina著名zhù míngfamous的deof古gǔancient建筑jiàn zhùto construct。