Read Edit View history 古 gǔGǔ HSK3 old Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a shield. Based on the original meaning "firm, solid", which is now written as 固. The current meaning "old" is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas gǔ × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a shield. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 古 Simp strokes 古 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint The 口 component is sometimes used to indicate an abstract meaning taken from a concrete object. Here, the concrete object "shield" evokes the abstract meaning "firm, solid". Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 古 Simp strokes 古 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 古 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 126, 497 ], [ 164, 483 ], [ 208, 481 ], [ 468, 520 ], [ 841, 556 ], [ 916, 534 ], [ 933, 519 ] ], [ [ 480, 817 ], [ 521, 780 ], [ 530, 765 ], [ 530, 750 ], [ 478, 327 ], [ 452, 299 ] ], [ [ 287, 282 ], [ 325, 252 ], [ 330, 240 ], [ 379, 21 ] ], [ [ 360, 276 ], [ 370, 267 ], [ 384, 265 ], [ 476, 278 ], [ 626, 310 ], [ 655, 306 ], [ 694, 266 ], [ 653, 140 ], [ 623, 119 ] ], [ [ 399, 79 ], [ 419, 67 ], [ 611, 89 ], [ 665, 87 ], [ 692, 77 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 528 501 Q 763 522 838 516 Q 931 513 935 514 Q 936 515 938 517 Q 945 530 933 543 Q 902 571 857 592 Q 842 599 815 590 Q 745 574 673 564 Q 591 557 535 549 L 476 542 Q 362 530 303 522 Q 233 512 129 510 Q 114 510 113 498 Q 113 485 132 470 Q 171 440 221 452 Q 311 477 472 496 L 528 501 Z", "M 499 300 Q 514 403 528 501 L 535 549 Q 550 688 581 768 Q 587 781 564 801 Q 524 828 495 835 Q 476 841 466 831 Q 456 822 464 804 Q 489 758 488 728 Q 484 638 476 542 L 472 496 Q 462 399 447 291 C 443 261 495 270 499 300 Z", "M 352 279 Q 339 286 296 293 Q 281 297 277 290 Q 270 283 281 263 Q 317 193 339 79 Q 343 45 364 21 Q 386 -4 392 15 Q 396 28 397 46 L 392 85 Q 392 88 392 90 Q 370 210 364 246 C 359 276 359 276 352 279 Z", "M 675 107 Q 705 215 746 248 Q 767 269 750 289 Q 731 305 672 335 Q 651 345 626 335 Q 560 313 499 300 L 447 291 Q 398 285 352 279 C 322 275 334 242 364 246 Q 493 265 625 285 Q 631 284 636 278 Q 648 266 645 242 Q 632 172 615 114 C 607 85 667 78 675 107 Z", "M 397 46 Q 407 46 417 47 Q 502 62 688 66 Q 700 67 702 77 Q 702 86 675 107 C 657 121 645 119 615 114 Q 491 93 392 85 C 362 83 367 45 397 46 Z" ] } 5 strokes 古 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 114, 498 ], [ 205, 482 ], [ 820, 556 ], [ 936, 526 ] ], [ [ 466, 828 ], [ 532, 763 ], [ 465, 285 ] ], [ [ 281, 285 ], [ 326, 254 ], [ 380, 11 ] ], [ [ 355, 271 ], [ 659, 306 ], [ 704, 266 ], [ 635, 98 ] ], [ [ 388, 68 ], [ 701, 80 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M528,502C663,517 787,519 838,516C899,513 917,509 935,514C947,519 938,538 933,543C917,558 897,570 877,582C847,599 820,596 795,590C675,567 580,555 535,549C496,544 496,544 476,542C359,529 230,515 129,510C85,509 120,479 132,470C157,450 187,444 221,452C281,468 381,487 472,496C509,500 509,500 528,502Z", "M499,300C509,369 518,437 528,502C533,533 533,533 535,549C548,642 559,715 581,768C584,777 580,789 564,801C538,821 514,831 495,835C457,844 454,823 464,804C505,723 482,620 476,542C473,511 473,511 472,496C466,432 457,363 447,291C444,274 496,283 499,300Z", "M352,279C343,284 324,288 296,293C267,299 273,277 281,263C305,217 325,156 339,79C342,57 349,37 364,21C391,-8 394,10 397,46C398,60 394,73 392,85C383,134 373,193 364,246C362,257 363,275 352,279Z", "M675,107C695,179 719,225 746,248C760,262 762,277 750,289C738,301 711,316 672,335C658,342 642,341 626,335C582,320 539,308 499,300C464,294 464,294 447,291C403,284 372,282 352,279C341,277 352,244 364,246C450,259 536,279 625,285C643,287 647,255 645,242C637,196 626,153 615,114C611,94 671,87 675,107Z", "M397,46C436,48 590,60 688,66C721,69 707,88 675,107C658,117 635,117 615,114C563,104 458,91 392,85C379,83 384,46 397,46Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.