古文

old language / the Classics / Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose / Classical Chinese as a school subject

gǔ = gu + Ø3

surname Gu

gǔ = gu + Ø3

ancient / old / paleo-

wén = w + (e)n2

language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67

Guwen Guanzhi, an anthology of essays written in Literary Chinese, compiled and edited by Wu Chucai and Wu Diaohou of Qing dynasty

cultural movement aspiring to study and emulate classic works, at different periods of history, esp. Tang and Song