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骷

kū

skeleton

🔤 Pictophonetic: 骨 (bone) provides meaning, 古 provides pronunciation

HSK 14 strokes Uncommon (38%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

骨

gǔ

bone; skeleton; frame, framework

古

gǔ

old, classic, ancient

⿰骨古 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

gǔ

骨

bone; skeleton; frame, framework

💡 Ideographic: Flesh ⺼ and bones 冎

9 strokes HSK 5

guǎ

冎

bone

📷 Pictographic: Cross-section of a bone

5 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

3 strokes

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

⺼

meat, flesh; organic compound

📷 Pictographic: Meat on the ribs of an animal; compare 肉

4 strokes

gǔ

古

old, classic, ancient

💡 Ideographic: Words passing through ten 十 mouths 口

5 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 骷 (2)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

human skeleton / human skull

kūlóu

骷髅 ↗

human skeleton / human skull