at all times and in all places (idiom)
古 · 5 strokes
Depicts a shield. Based on the original meaning "firm, solid", which is now written as 固. The current meaning "old" is a phonetic loan.
今 · 4 strokes
Depicts a closed mouth. Upside-down 曰. The meaning "now" is a phonetic loan.
中 · 4 strokes
Depicts a flagpole. There is a circle in the middle marking the center of the flagpole. In older forms of the character, the flagpole has streamers at the top and bottom used to show the direction of…
外 · 5 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 卜 represents the meaning and 月 represents the sound.
古今中外，爱情都是文学作品中永恒的主题。
Past and present, at home and abroad, love has always been an eternal theme in literature.