Chinese Character 古 Meanings and components.

Form

古

Meaning

古 meaning[3] in English

Surname Gu.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 古 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are ten (十) , and mouth (口)

Its radical[1] is: 口 (kou3) which means: Mouth, Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc), Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls, .口kou3mouth

In cangjie it is written with JR

How to write 古

To write古gu3surname Gu you should write a combination of 十shi2ten , 口kou3mouth arranged in a + shape:

十 + 口 = 古

古 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 古 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 古, looks as follow:

古
Pinyin:gu3 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Surname Gu
十
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Ten . 10
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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