骼 (gé): used in 骨骼[gu3 ge2]

骼 (gé) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 骨骼[gu3 ge2].” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 骨 (semantic) and 各 (phonetic). It ranks #3136 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 骼 bone. Its radical form 骨 (bone) appears in many related characters such as 骨 (gǔ, bone), 髓 (suǐ, (bound form) bone marrow).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 骨 bone15 strokesFrequency #3136骨 semantic各 phonetic

Definitions

  1. used in 骨骼[gu3 ge2]

Etymology & Origin

骼

pictophoneticbone

Decomposition: ⿰骨各 (layout: left-right)

Components:骨semantic各phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
骨骼gǔ gébones
外骨骼wài gǔ gé(zoology) exoskeleton
骨骼肌gǔ gé jīstriated muscle
3
Total compounds
0
As first character
67
As last character
33
As middle character

骼 appears in 3 compound words: 0 as the first character, 67 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 骼 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

骨gǔ
0.78946,122 co-occurrences
肌jī
0.5773,384 co-occurrences
肢zhī
0.439654 co-occurrences
肉ròu
0.4341,626 co-occurrences
畸jī
0.408132 co-occurrences
碎suì
0.397606 co-occurrences
疼téng
0.387222 co-occurrences
弛chí
0.38578 co-occurrences
块kuài
0.371492 co-occurrences
整zhěng
0.3591,764 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

骼字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。

gé zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .

The way the character "骼" is written is quite unique, and it really left an impression on me.

Character Family

骨 Radical Family — Characters sharing the bone radical

髓suǐ骨gǔ

Related Characters

骨gǔ髓suǐ

Homophones — Characters pronounced gé

阁gé格gé

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 骼 (gé) mean in Chinese?
骼 (gé) primarily means "used in 骨骼[gu3 ge2]." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3136 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 骼 and 略?
骼 (gé) and 略 (lüè) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 骨 vs 田 (same 各 component).
How many strokes does 骼 have?
骼 is written with 15 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 骼?
The radical associated with 骼 is 骨 (bone). This radical appears in many characters related to bone.
What are the components of 骼?
骼 is composed of: 骨 (semantic), 各 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰骨各 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 骼?
Common words with 骼 include: 骨骼 (gǔ gé, "bones"); 外骨骼 (wài gǔ gé, "(zoology) exoskeleton"); 骨骼肌 (gǔ gé jī, "striated muscle"). There are over 3 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 骼 (gé)?
Several characters share the pronunciation gé: 阁 (pavilion), 格 (pattern, standard). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 骼 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 骼 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.