| Chinese Text Project | |
| Simplified Chinese version |
| 古 U+53E4 |  Seal script |  Jinwen |  Jiaguwen |  Jianbo | 𠖠 Semantic variant | 𡇣 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 口+ 2 strokes = 5 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.265#39 Kangxi: p.171#08 Cihai: p.240r1c02 GSR: 49.a Hanyu: v1,p0568#03 |
| Composition: | Top: 十, bottom: 口. Compositionally related: 叶 . Component of: 𠯛 估 𪞎 克 㕆 呄 诂 㕝 𠤳 𠡉 姑 𢪿 𠰛 𢫈 咕 㝒 固 𭘖 岵 𣳂 [More] |
| Mandarin: | gǔ ㄍㄨˇ |
| Cantonese: | gu2 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *gǒ |
| Shuowen: | 《古部》古：故也。从十、口。识前言者也。凡古之属皆从古。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·上声·姥·古》古：故也，又姓周太王去邠适岐称古公其后氏焉蜀志有广汉功曹古牧又汉复姓晏子春秋有齐勇士古冶子又虏三字姓后汉书有古口引氏。公户切。二十一。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·口部·二》古：〔古文〕𠖠𡇣《唐韵》《集韵》公戸切《韵会》果五切《正韵》公土切，𠀤音鼓。《尔雅·释诂》古，故也。《说文》从十，口。识前言者也。《徐铉曰》十口所传，是前言也。《玉篇》久也，始也。《书·尧典》曰若稽古帝尧。《诗·邶风》逝不古处。《前汉·艺文志》世历三古。《孟康曰》伏羲上古，文王中古，孔子下古。又《礼·祭义》以祀天地、山川、社稷、先古。《注》先古，谓先祖也。又《周礼·冬官考工记》轮已庳，则于马终古登阤也。《注》终古，犹言常也。又贲古，县名。《前汉·地理志》益州郡贲古县。又姓。《广韵》周太王从邠适岐，称古公，其后氏焉。汉有古初，蜀志有广汉功曹古牧，北魏有古弼。又草名。《尔雅·释草》红茏古。《注》俗呼红草爲茏鼓，语转耳。又《集韵》古暮切，音顾。亦作故，义同。《刘向·九叹》兴离骚之微文兮，兾灵修之壹悟。还余车于南郢兮，复姓轨于初古。又《字汇补》溪姑切，音枯。古成氏，复姓。汉广汉太守古成云。后秦古成诜，以文章参枢密。 |
| Fanqie: | 公户 (《广韵·上声·姥·古》) |
| Unihan definition: | old, classic, ancient |
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[Show proper names]Example usage
| 《论语·八佾》: | 子曰：“射不主皮，为力不同科，古之道也。” |
| The Master said, "In archery it is not going through the leather which is the principal thing - because people's strength is not equal. This was the old way." | |
| 《孟子·尽心上》: | 孟子曰：“古之贤王好善而忘势，古之贤士何独不然？” |
| Mencius said, 'The able and virtuous monarchs of antiquity loved virtue and forgot their power. And shall an exception be made of the able and virtuous scholars of antiquity, that they did not do the same?' | |
| 《礼记·深衣》: | 古者深衣，盖有制度，以应规、矩、绳、权、衡。 |
| Anciently the long dress had definite measurements, so as to satisfy the requirements of the compass and square, the line, the balance, and the steelyard. | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 或问：“太古涂民耳目，惟其见也闻也，见则难蔽，闻则难塞。” |
| Someone asked: In primordial past rulers covered the people's eyes and ears, yet the people still saw and heard. Because they saw, their eyes were difficult to cover. Because they heard, their ears were difficult to block up. | |
| 《庄子·逍遥游》: | 上古有大椿者，以八千岁为春，八千岁为秋。 |
| In high antiquity there was that called Da-chun, whose spring was 8000 years, and its autumn the same. | |
| 《道德经》: | 执古之道，以御今之有。 |
| When we can lay hold of the Dao of old to direct the things of the present day. | |
| 《商君书·更法》: | 臣闻法古无过，循礼无邪。 |
| I have heard it said that in taking antiquity as an example, one makes no mistakes, and in following established rites one commits no offence. | |
| 《孙子兵法·军形》: | 古之善战者，胜于易胜者。 |
| What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease. | |
| 《荀子·大略》: | 古之贤人，贱为布衣，贫为匹夫，食则饘粥不足，衣则竖褐不完。 |
| 《说苑·修文》: | 古者有灾者谓之厉，君一时素服，使有司吊死问疾，忧以巫医，匍匐以救之，汤粥以方之。 |
| 《春秋繁露·玉杯》: | 其居参错，非袭古也。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷一》: | 古者、天子左五钟，将出，则撞黄钟，而右五钟皆应之，马鸣中律，驾者有文，御者有数，立则磬折，拱则抱鼓，行步中规，折旋中矩，然后太师奏升车之乐，告出也。 |
| 《大戴礼记》: | 孔子对曰：“生乎今之世，志古之道。” |
| 《白虎通德论·爵》: | 故《传》曰：“古今辩然否，谓之士。” |
| 《新书·修政语下》: | 诸侯听狱断刑，仁于治，陈于行，其由此守而不存，攻而不得，战而不胜者，自古而至于，今自天地之辟也，未之尝闻也。 |
| 《新序·善谋下》: | 至十二年，上从破黥布军归，疾益甚，愈欲易太子，留侯陈不听，因疾不视事，太傅叔孙通称说引古，以死争太子，上佯许之，犹欲易之。 |
| 《中论·修本》: | 故古语曰：“至德之贵，何往不遂？” |
| 《孔子家语·相鲁》: | 古者诸侯竝出疆，必具官以从，请具左右司马。 |
| 《潜夫论·遏利》: | 自古于今，上以天子，下止庶人，蔑有好利而不亡者，好义而不彰者也。 |
| 《论衡·命禄》: | 案古人君希有不学于人臣，知博希有不为父师，然而人君犹以无能处主位，人臣犹以鸿才为厮役。 |
| 《太玄经·更》: | 次五，童牛角马，不今不古。 |
| 《风俗通义·皇霸》: | 非有典艺之文，坚基可据，推当今以览太古，自昭昭而本冥冥，乃欲审其事而建其论，董其是非而综其详矣，言也实为难哉！ |
| 《孔丛子·广服》: | 弁髦，大古布冠，冠而敝之者也。 |
| 《申鉴·政体》: | 故古之圣王，其于仁义也，申重而已。 |
| 《忠经·广至理章》: | 古者圣人以天下之耳目为视听。 |
| 《素书·正道章》: | 德足以怀远，信足以一异，义足以得众，才足以鉴古，明足以照下，此人之俊也。 |
| 《新语·术事》: | 善言古者合之于今，能术远者考之于近。 |
| 《独断·卷上》: | 上古天子庖牺氏、神农氏称皇。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·独断》: | 珠冕、爵冔收、通天冠、进贤冠、长冠、缁布冠、委貌冠、皮弁、惠文冠，古者天子冠所加者，其次在汉礼。 |
| 《墨子·经下》: | 尧之义也，生于今而处于古。 |
| 《列子·天瑞》: | 晏子曰：‘善哉，古之有死也！’ |
| 《鶡冠子·近迭》: | 鶡冠子曰：“欲知来者察往，欲知古者察今。” |
| 《文子·道原》: | 古者三皇，得道之统，立于中央，神与化游，以抚四方。 |
| 《文始真经·三极》: | 知古今之大同，故或先古，或先今。 |
| 《列仙传·务光》: | 汤既克桀，以天下让于光，曰：“智者谋之，武者遂之，仁者居之，古之道也。” |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 三十辐共一毂，古者车三十辐，法月数也。 |
| 《韩非子·难言》: | 时称诗书，道法往古，则见以为诵。 |
| 《慎子·威德》: | 古者工不兼事，士不兼官。 |
| 《管子·山至数》: | 桓公问管子曰：“梁聚谓寡人曰：‘古者轻赋税而肥籍敛，取下无顺于此者矣，梁聚之言何如？’” |
| 《公孙龙子·名实论》: | 古之明王。 |
| 《吴子·图国》: | 起对曰：“古之明王，必谨君臣之礼，饰上下之仪，安集吏民，顺俗而教，简募良材，以备不虞。” |
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