Keyword
ancient
- old
- classic
- Frequency
- #643
- Strokes
- 5
Readings
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Mnemonic
Words passing through ten 十 mouths 口
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Used in characters
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Used in vocabulary
古代
ancient times
古
ancient; old; paleo-
蒙古
Mongolia; Mongol ethnic group
古老
ancient; old; age-old
古典
classical
古巴
Cuba
考古
archaeology; to engage in archaeological studies
古城
ancient city
古怪
strange; weird; eccentric; bizarre
古迹
place of historic interest; historical site
古人
people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis; (literary) deceased person
古希腊
ancient Greece
蒙古族
Mongol ethnic group
自古
(since) ancient times; (from) time immemorial
古今
then and now; ancient and modern
蒙古人
Mongol
古墓
old tomb (archaeology)
远古
antiquity; ancient times
古罗马
ancient Rome
自古以来
since ancient times
古籍
ancient text; antique books
古董
curio; antique
复古
to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration); to turn back the clock; neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文; retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s)
古兰经
the Koran