古

gǔ

old, classic, ancient

How to write 古, stroke by stroke

surname Gu; ancient; old; paleo-

Ideographic: Words passing through ten 十 mouths 口

Made of 十 + 口

古老gǔ lǎoancient; old; age-old
古怪gǔ guàistrange; weird; eccentric; bizarre
古代gǔ dàiancient times
古董gǔ dǒngcurio; antique
古典gǔ diǎnclassical
远古yuǎn gǔantiquity; ancient times
古城gǔ chéngancient city
古希腊gǔ xī làancient Greece
考古kǎo gǔarchaeology; to engage in archaeological studies
复古fù gǔto 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)
自古zì gǔ(since) ancient times; (from) time immemorial
古罗马gǔ luó mǎancient Rome

城里有一家古老的电影院。
chéng lǐ yǒu yì jiā gǔ lǎo de diàn yǐng yuàn 。
There's an old movie theater in town.
他的性情古怪。
tā de xìng qíng gǔ guài 。
He's a strange character.
我父亲对古代历史有兴趣。
wǒ fù qīn duì gǔ dài lì shǐ yǒu xìng qù 。
My father is interested in ancient history.
我喜欢古典音乐。
wǒ xǐ huan gǔ diǎn yīn yuè 。
I like classical music.
他很有鉴赏古董的眼光。
tā hěn yǒu jiàn shǎng gǔ dǒng de yǎn guāng 。
He has an eye for antiques.