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髅

lóu

skull, skeleton

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

HSK 18 strokes Uncommon (38%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

骨

gǔ

bone; skeleton; frame, framework

娄

lóu

a constellation; to wear; surname

⿰骨娄 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

lóu

娄

a constellation; to wear; surname

💡 Ideographic: A woman 女 looking up at a star 米

9 strokes

mǐ

米

rice, millet, grain

📷 Pictographic: Grains of rice

6 strokes HSK 1

丷

kwukyel

2 strokes

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

nǚ

女

woman, girl; female

📷 Pictographic: A woman turned to the side

3 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 髅 (2)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

human skeleton / human skull

kūlóu

骷髅 ↗

human skeleton / human skull