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古
古
gǔ
char. ancient, old; sincere, simple and unadorned; antiquities
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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古代
古代
gǔ dài
n. ancient times
古城
古城
gǔ chéng
n. ancient city
厚古薄今
厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
phr. stress the past more than the present
考古
考古
káo gǔ
v./n. do archaeology; archaeology
古朴
古樸
gú pǔ
adj. simple and unadorned (of art, architecture, etc.)
古玩
古玩
gǔ wán
n. antique, curio
古道
古道
gǔ dào
n. old road
复古
復古
fù gǔ
v./adj. restore ancient ways; return to the ancients; retro, vintage
仿古
仿古
fáng gǔ
v. archaize, be modeled after an antique
古国
古國
gǔ guó
n. ancient country
古为今用
古為今用
gǔ wéi jīn yòng
phr. learn from the past, make the past serve the present