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古迹 (gǔ jì) — historical site; historic place

Definition

古迹 refers to historic places, often buildings or monuments still recognizable today. 遗址 is similar but emphasizes ruins or remains of a vanished site.

noun
historical sitehistoric place
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 古迹。
    Wǒ men qù cān guān le nà zuò zhù míng de gǔ jì.
    We visited that famous historical site.
  • 古迹。
    Zhè ge gǔ jì měi nián xī yǐn hěn duō yóu kè.
    This historical site attracts many tourists every year.
  • 古迹。
    Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài bǎo hù zhè chù zhòng yào de gǔ jì.
    The government is protecting this important historical site.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

古gǔancient
迹jìrelics

古迹 uses 古 'ancient' to describe the 迹 'relics' as historic sites.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

One reading of 古 sees a shield-like shape above an open mark, showing strength and firmness. Another sees a person spitting out bad-tasting food.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòmove
Sound part声符shēngfú
朿
朿cì迹jì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

迹 pairs 辶, a movement part, with 亦, a sound part; an older form used 朿.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6HistoryLandmarks & Attractions

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