骨(gǔ)

HSK 49 strokes
Readingsgǔgū

used in 骨碌碌[gu1 lu4 lu4]

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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.

cì刺gǔ骨
HSK 7-9

piercing

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jiāo交gǔ骨

pubic bone

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fó佛gǔ骨

Buddha's bones (as a sacred relic)

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ào傲gǔ骨

lofty and unyielding character

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xià下hé颌gǔ骨

lower jaw

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zhǔ主xīn心gǔ骨

backbone

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shāng伤jīn筋dòng动gǔ骨

to suffer serious injury (idiom)

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bīng冰jī肌yù玉gǔ骨

(idiom) (of a woman) having fair, flawless skin and a graceful, refined beauty

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丈与严临之乎亚企

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刺交佛傲下颌主心

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