TSUMUGU · B1 · 字
古
ㄍㄨˇ · gǔ
adj — ancient, old
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Ten (十) over a mouth (口): words carried down through ten mouths, ten generations — what is old. Speech handed mouth to mouth until it is ancient. 古 then lends its sound across 苦、姑、固、故.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一句話從口（口）裡出來，傳過十（十）代人——成了古。
A word leaves the mouth (口) and passes down ten (十) generations — becoming ancient.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)古代、古老— ancient, old常用
→古人— people of old
→古董— an antique
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension