Memory phrase for the character: 古

古

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Meaning

ancient, old, paleo-

Pronunciation

gǔ

Explanation

 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)

Mnemonic
 
Below the tomb stone is lying the 'old'.

Radicals

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




 Vocabulary

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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