DICTIONARY
The Cantonese word gau - 旧 - gau6
(old in Cantonese)
Romanization (Jyutping)
gau6
English translations
old, used, well worn, outdated, former,
past
Chinese character (simplified) and stroke order animation"How do I write 旧 ( gau6 ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This Cantonese dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all individual characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This Cantonese dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all individual characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
旧
旧 ( gau / gau6 ) in traditional characters
舊
Character complexity
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)
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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