古砚 gǔyàn antique ink slab Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 古 gǔ adjective ancient ancient; old; from the distant past; referring to former times as opposed to the present砚 硯 yàn inkstone (bound form) inkstone; a stone slab used for grinding ink, such as in 砚台 yàntai