古

The character "古" has 5 strokes. "古" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "古" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "古" are "gǔ" . View the stroke order of "古">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "古"

n.: ancient times; former ages; antiquity; things/events in ancient times; antiquities; ancient-style poetry/poem

adj.: ancient; age-old; old; antique; sincere; simple and unadorned; unaffected; of ancient style

• ancient times : 古代；古时；古代时期
• antiquity : n.古代；古时；古迹；古建筑；古代器物；古艺术品
• antiquities : n.古物；古迹；古代；（antiquity的复数）
• ancient : adj.古代的；古老的；老掉牙的
• age-old : adj.存在很久的；古老的
• old : adj.年老的；过去的；以前的；…岁的；从前的；老的；古老的；陈旧的；熟悉的；旧时的
• antique : n.古董；古玩
• sincere : adj.诚挚的；真心真意的；真诚的；真挚的；诚实的；忠实的
• unaffected : adj.不受影响的；无变化的；真挚的；不矫揉造作的

Form words with "古"

古植物学 palaeobotany; geologic botany

古瓷器 antique china

西安览古 visit historical sites in Xi'an

装裱古字画 mount ancient scripts and paintings

修复古油画 restore an old oil painting

Example phrases using "古"

• 找到古特洛伊城的遗址是他的本愿。

  His original wish was to find the ruins of ancient Troy.

• 他开始在图表上标记古遗址的轮廓。

  He started to plot lines of ancient sites.

• 这个古镇是一个古遗址大宝库。

  The old town is a treasury of ancient monuments.

• 这个古英语名词的一个转用。

  A transferred use of the Old English noun.

• 用好多古英语中的骂人话。

  Using a lot of good old Anglo-Saxon expletives.

• 她住在古德伍德巷１２号。

  She lives at 12 Goodwood Close.

• 用朴素的古英语构筑成的简练精辟的文体。

  That terse and epigrammatic style, with its russet Saxon.

• 这些纵横交错的古街道是罗马设计者建造的。

  The ancient grid of streets was laid down by Roman planners.

• 古斯堪的纳维亚语（或古诺尔斯语）手稿的来源。

  The filiation of Old Norse manuscripts.

• 一个被认为能够带来大量财富或食物的古凯尔特神。

  An ancient Celtic god thought to bring a plenitude of wealth or food.