古文明

ancient civilization

surname Gu

ancient / old / paleo-

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

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

civilized / civilization / culture / CL:個|个[ge4]

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods