骨 (gǔ): bone
骨 (gǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “bone.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 冎 (structural) and ⺼ (structural). It ranks #1035 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 骨 flesh ⺼ and bones 冎. Its radical form 骨 (bone) appears in many related characters such as 髓 (suǐ, (bound form) bone marrow).
Definitions
- bone
Etymology & Origin
ideographicFlesh ⺼ and bones 冎
Decomposition: ⿵冎⺼ (layout: surround-from-top)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 骨
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骨折 | gǔ zhé | to suffer a fracture |
| 肋骨 | lèi gǔ | rib |
| 骨灰 | gǔ huī | bone ash |
| 骨髓 | gǔ suǐ | bone marrow |
| 排骨 | pái gǔ | pork chop |
| 骨骼 | gǔ gé | bones |
| 骨架 | gǔ jià | framework |
| 骨气 | gǔ qì | unyielding character |
| 骨肉 | gǔ ròu | blood relation |
| 颧骨 | quán gǔ | zygomatic bone (cheek bone) |
| 颅骨 | lú gǔ | skull (of a dead body) |
| 骨盆 | gǔ pén | pelvis |
| 软骨 | ruǎn gǔ | cartilage |
| 骸骨 | hái gǔ | skeleton |
| 胫骨 | jìng gǔ | tibia |
骨 appears in 100 compound words: 44 as the first character, 56 as the last, and 0 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 骨 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (28)
Showing 12 of 28 idioms containing 骨.
Example Sentences
老师教我们骨字的发音和笔顺。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men gū zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .
The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "骨."
...靖琪43岁生日七魔女团拜带埋老公 唯独一骨干成员无影
. . . 靖 琪 4 3 suì shēng rì qī mó nǚ tuán bài dài mái lǎo gōng wéi dú yī gǔ gān chéng yuán wú yǐng
... Jingqi's 43rd birthday, the Seven Witches group buried her husband, but one backbone member was nowhere to be found
...potify与Liquid Death出骨灰罐蓝牙音箱
. . . p o t i f y yǔ L i q u i d D e a t h chū gǔ huī guàn lán yá yīn xiāng
... potify and Liquid Death released an urn Bluetooth speaker
...辉达股价起飞!财报开奖全球关注 软体股甲骨文苏醒飙5%
. . . huī dá gǔ jià qǐ fēi ! cái bào kāi jiǎng quán qiú guān zhù ruǎn tǐ gǔ jiǎ gǔ wén sū xǐng biāo 5
... Nvidia's stock price took off! The global attention of the financial report lottery is the software stock oracle wakes up by 5%
茶叙妙语...韩国瑜:不要化骨绵掌 赖清德:专长止咳化痰
chá xù miào yǔ . . . hán guó 瑜 : bù yāo huà gǔ mián zhǎng lài qīng dé : zhuān cháng zhǐ hāi huà tán
Tea narrative punchline... Han Guoyu: Don't turn bones into cotton palms Lai Qingde: Specialize in relieving cough and phlegm
甲骨文股价因Stargate项目担忧而下跌
jiǎ gǔ wén gǔ jià yīn S t a r g a t e xiàng mù dān yōu ér xià diē
Oracle shares fell on Stargate project concerns
祖母的骨灰是在骨灰瓮在寺院。
Zǔmǔ de gǔhuī shì zài gǔhuī wèng zài sìyuàn.
Grandmother's ashes are in an urn at the temple.
仔细检查后发现,该头骨被重击碎裂。
Zǐxì jiǎnchá hòu fāxiàn, gāi tóugǔ bèi zhòngjī suìliè.
After careful examination, it can be seen that the skull was smashed to pieces.
我被鱼骨刺到了喉咙。
Wǒ bèi yúgǔ cì dào le hóulóng.
I got a fish bone stuck in my throat.
我外婆患有骨质疏松症。
Wǒ wàipó huànyǒu gǔzhìshūsōngzhèng.
My grandmother suffers from osteoporosis.
Character Family
骨 Radical Family — Characters sharing the bone radical
Related Characters
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