Keyword
bone
- skeleton
- frame
- framework
- Frequency
- #1291
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
gǔ
Mnemonic
Flesh ⺼ and bones 冎
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
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Used in vocabulary
骨头
bone; moral character; bitterness; Taiwan pr. gútou
骨
bone
骨干
diaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone
骨折
to suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break; fracture
骨骼
bones; skeleton
头骨
skull
骨灰
bone ash; cremation ashes; cremains
肋骨
rib
骨架
framework; skeleton
骨髓
bone marrow
毛骨悚然
to have one's hair stand on end (idiom); to feel one's blood run cold
甲骨文
oracle script; oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
骨子里
beneath the surface; fundamentally; at the deepest level
骨气
unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone
骨肉
blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood
软骨
cartilage
露骨
blatant; unsubtle; frank; (of sex, violence etc) explicit
遗骨
(dead) human remains
排骨
pork chop; pork cutlet; spare ribs; (coll.) skinny person
骨科
orthopedics; orthopedic surgery
龙骨
"dragon bones" (fossilized animal bones or teeth, used in TCM); breastbone (of a bird); keel (of a ship)
骸骨
skeleton; skeletal remains
颅骨
skull (of a dead body)
锁骨
collarbone; clavicle