jī gǔ

稽古 (jī gǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “to learn from the ancients; to study the classic texts”.

Meanings

  1. 1to learn from the ancients
  2. 2to study the classic texts

Characters in 稽古

稽jī · (bound form) to examine; to check (against records)古gǔ · ancient

Related words

古怪strange古ancient古surname Gu古巴Cuba古老ancient滑稽comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1])古董curio古代ancient times古典classical古人people of ancient times蒙古Mongolia无稽之谈(idiom) complete nonsense

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