古文

Traditional form:

古文

Pinyin (reading):

gǔwén

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 古 - old, classic, ancient
• 文 - culture, literature, writing

Traditional characters:

• 古 - old, classic, ancient
• 文 - culture, literature, writing