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复古

fù gǔ

2-character word Traditional 復古

What 复古 means

1. to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration)
2. to turn back the clock
3. neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文
4. retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s)

The characters in 复古

• 复fùto go and return; to return; to resume
• 古gǔancient; old; paleo-

Words starting with 复古

• 复古会Fù gǔ huìanti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培; aka 光复会

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