自古 meaning in English

zìgǔ

(since) ancient times; (from) time immemorial

11 strokes

Meaning of 自古

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zìgǔ
  1. (since) ancient times
  2. (from) time immemorial

自古 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

自zì古gǔ至zhì今jīn,容róng忍rěn的de总zǒng是shì老lǎo百bǎi姓xìng,被bèi容róng忍rěn的de总zǒng是shì统tǒng治zhì者zhě。
Since ancient times, it has always been the commoners who tolerate their ruler.

Stroke order for each character

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自 zì · self · 6 strokes

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古 gǔ · ancient · 5 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 自古.

自己zìjǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
自由zìyóufreedom; liberty; free; unrestricted
来自láizìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)
自行车zìxíngchēbicycle; bike
大自然dàzìránnature (the natural world)
自然zìránnature; natural
自从zìcóngsince (a time); ever since
亲自qīnzìpersonally; in person
自动zìdòngautomatic; voluntarily
各自gèzìeach; respective
自身zìshēnitself; oneself
古代gǔdàiancient times

Questions about 自古

What does 自古 mean?

自古 (zìgǔ) means "(since) ancient times; (from) time immemorial".

How do you write 自古?

自古 is made of 2 characters: 自 (6 strokes), 古 (5 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.