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古 = 十 + 口

古 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “old”. It is built from 十 (ten) and 口 (mouth). It appears as a component in 38 other characters in this index.

Keyword
old
Pinyin (Mandarin)
gǔ
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
old, classic, ancient, древний, классический, старый, classic, ancient
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
古 old

Decomposition

ids

  1. 十 ten
  2. 口 mouth

Characters that contain 古

How to find 古 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ten” + “mouth”. 古 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 古 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.