Radical 日

5 strokes

舊

stick 丨 (19a) + sun 日 (6) = outdated 旧

Another character for “old”, which often means “traditional”.

[旧历 (393) jiùlì lunar calendar]

(In a town park) Using a stick and the sun is a very outdated way of telling the time. / The two dwarf park keepers mutter to each other — they think it is a joke that something so outdated is still used, and in their park too.