Memory phrase for the character: 古

古

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Ten 十 and mouth 口. (古 was derived from the image of a skull, therefore the meaning of old. Helpful is also the image of a grave mound)

Below the tomb stone is lying the 'old'.

古	ancient, old, former	Originally derived from the picture of a skull, hence "old". But the idea of a burial mound is also helpful.
口	mouth, opening	This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.

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古代	gǔ dài	ancient times; olden times
古谚	gǔ yàn	ancient proverbs; quotations of ancient origin
震古烁今	zhèn gǔ shuò jīn	shaking the old and illuminating the new (idiom); surpassing the ancients and dazzling contemporaries; glorious and world-shattering
古董	gǔ dǒng	curio; antique
古典	gǔ diǎn	classical
古人	gǔ rén	people from ancient times; the ancients; the late (i.e. person who has passed away)
蒙古	Měng gǔ	Mongolia
古巴	Gǔ bā	Cuba
古老	gǔ lǎo	ancient; old; age-old
古老	gǔ lǎo
亘古通今	gèn gǔ tōng jīn	from ancient times up to now; throughout history
亘古通今	gèn gǔ tōng jīn

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