古

Gu3

#509 most

frequent character

surname Gu

Character breakdown

古 began with a shield, 十, and a distinguishing mark, 口, meaning 'sturdy, solid'. The sense 'old' was borrowed only for the sound, not from the picture. The parts no longer do their old jobs.

Drawn as: shield

古 as a component in other characters

sound24 characters

故苦居胡固姑估枯咕辜沽骷轱钴祜鸪

picture1 character

固

empty1 character

做

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Same Characters, Different Readings

古gǔ

ancient, old

Homophones

谷Gu3