骨(gǔ)

HSK 49 strokes
Readingsgǔgū

used in 骨碌碌[gu1 lu4 lu4]

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
gǔ / gū
Meaning
used in 骨碌碌[gu1 lu4 lu4]; used in 骨碌[gu1 lu5]; used in 骨朵[gu1 duo5]
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 骨 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿵冎⺼

Flesh ⺼ and bones 冎

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

冎guǎ⺼

Parts are arranged enclosing from above.

How to write 骨 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 骨

Common words using 骨 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gǔ骨tou头
HSK 4

bone

Open 骨头 page →
cì刺gǔ骨
HSK 7-9

piercing

Open 刺骨 page →
gǔ骨gàn干
HSK 7-9

diaphysis (long segment of a bone)

Open 骨干 page →
gǔ骨zhé折
HSK 7-9

to suffer a fracture

Open 骨折 page →
gǔ骨qì气
HSK 7-9

unyielding character

Open 骨气 page →
jiāo交gǔ骨

pubic bone

Open 交骨 page →
fó佛gǔ骨

Buddha's bones (as a sacred relic)

Open 佛骨 page →
ào傲gǔ骨

lofty and unyielding character

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 骨’s common words

头刺干折气交佛傲

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