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Animated Stroke Order 古

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 古 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 古

古 stroke order diagram

3.

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古=十ten+口mouth

Ten (十) mouths (口) telling stories from the past — ancient times.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 古

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 古

HSK words that contain this character.

古代

gǔ dài

ancient; archaic; antiquity

古典

gǔ diǎn

classical

名胜古迹

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 古 is used in context

zhōng中

guó国

gǔ古

dài代

yǒu有

hěn很

duō

Information

Pinyingǔ

Meaningancient

Strokes5

Radical口

Traditional古

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Frequency#1155

Zhuyinㄍㄨˇ

UnicodeU+53E4

CangjieJR

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míng shèng gǔ jì

places of historic interest and scenic beauty

HSK 5

古怪

gǔ guài

eccentric; odd; quaint

古董

gǔ dǒng

antique; curio

考古

kǎo gǔ

archaeology

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前无古人

qián wú gǔ rén

unprecedented / no predecessors

古人

gǔ rén

people of ancient times

古今中外

gǔ jīn zhōng wài

ancient and modern / domestic and foreign / through the ages and across the world

古朴

gǔ pǔ

Simple and unsophisticated / rustic

古籍

gǔ jí

Ancient books

古老

gǔ lǎo

ancient

古迹

gǔ jì

places of historic interest

多

wěi伟

dà大

fā发

míng明

。

Ancient China had many great inventions

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

tīng听

gǔ古

diǎn典

yīn音

yuè乐

。

I like listening to classical music

Zhè这

zuò座

chéng城

shì市

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

gǔ古

de的

jiàn建

zhù筑

。

This city has many ancient buildings.

zhè这

shì是

yí一

zuò座

gǔ古

lǎo老

de的

jiàn建

zhù筑

。

This is an ancient building

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