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The Cantonese word gau - 旧 - gau6
(old in Cantonese)

Deutsche Übersetzung von gau     Deutsch     Deutsche Übersetzung
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Romanization (Jyutping)

gau6

English translations

old, used, well worn, outdated, former,
past

Chinese character (simplified):

旧
旧 ( gau / gau6 ) in traditional characters
舊
Character complexity
the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character 

旧 is composed of 5 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

dilapidated  |  nostalgia
旧 ( gau / gau6 ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 914)
More words that mean old in Cantonese
lou5 ( 老 )

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