---
title: "Guren Meaning: 古人 (gǔrén) Means “ancient people”"
description: "古人 (gǔrén) means “ancient people; the ancients”. Hear its tones, see what 古 and 人 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guren"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 古人 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

古人 gǔrén

## ancient people; the ancients

## Its characters

1. 古 gǔ ancient
2. 人 rén person

## In a sentence

古人很早就开始喝茶了。 The ancients started drinking tea very early on.

那**古人**吃饭用什么呢？

From [筷子最早是用来吃饭的吗？ · The history of chopsticks](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/history-of-chopsticks#library-word-212-214)

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## More words with 古 or 人

- [爱人 àiren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/airen)
- [本人 běnrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benren)
- [别人 biéren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bieren)
- [病人 bìngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingren)
- [成人 chéngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengren)
- [创始人 chuàngshǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangshiren)
- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)
- [代理人 dàilǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dailiren)
- [当事人 dāngshìrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangshiren)
- [大人 dàrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daren)

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