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古代

gǔ dài

ancient times

Stroke order of 古代

2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

古 · 5 strokes代 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

古 is ancient, and 代 is a person 亻 replaced by 弋: replacing ages.

Parts: 古: ancient; 代: era

The characters in 古代

  • 古 gǔ — ancient (5 strokes)
  • 代 dài — to replace; generation (5 strokes)

Example sentence

古代的人用毛笔写字。

People in ancient times wrote with brushes.

Words with 古

古ancient

Words with 代

时代era; age年代decade; era现代化modernization代to replace; generation代表representative; to represent代表团delegation现代modern times; modern

More words: Culture & Festivals

文化culture文明civilization; civilized古ancient特色characteristic; special feature国庆National Day长城the Great Wall庆祝to celebrate纪念to commemorate; souvenir初一first day (of a lunar month)福good fortune祝to wish做客to be a guest

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