古董
Old HSK 6
古董 (gǔdǒng) · antique
古董 (gǔdǒng) means “antique; curio”. It is written with 2 characters: 古 (ancient) + 董 (to direct). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 古董 is built
The characters
古 gǔ · ancient
What 古 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Words passing through ten 十 mouths 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
董 dǒng · to direct
What 董 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 重zhòng — heavy
- 千qiān — thousand
- 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
Example sentences
爷爷很喜欢收集古董。Yéye hěn xǐhuan shōují gǔdǒng.Grandpa loves collecting antiques.
这个花瓶是一件古董。Zhège huāpíng shì yí jiàn gǔdǒng.This vase is an antique.
Questions about 古董
What does 古董 mean?
古董 (gǔdǒng) means “antique; curio”.
How do you pronounce 古董?
古董 is pronounced gǔdǒng.
Which HSK level is 古董?
古董 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 古代gǔdàiancient times
- 古典gǔdiǎnclassical
- 名胜古迹míngshènggǔjìplaces of interest
- 古怪gǔguàistrange
- 考古kǎogǔarchaeology
- 古gǔancient
- 董事长dǒngshìzhǎngchairman of the board
Learn 古董 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 69: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.