gǔ rén

古人 (gǔ rén) is a Chinese word meaning “people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis”.

Meanings

  1. 1people of ancient times
  2. 2the ancients
  3. 3extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis
  4. 4(literary) deceased person
Part of speech
noun

Characters in 古人

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