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Definition(s) for: 古人

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
古人 gǔ rén - people of ancient times
- the ancients
- extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis
- (literary) deceased person

List Ranking for: 古人

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 6 10,264 10,581 10,187

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
古 gǔ- surname Gu
古 gǔ- ancient
- old
- paleo-
人 rén- person; people
- CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

Other Words Containing 古人

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
古人 - 6 10,264 10,581 10,187
前无古人 - 7 27,308 40,758 31,308
蒙古人 - - 29,699 - -