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Animated Stroke Order 骨

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How to write 骨 — animated stroke order

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4.

How to Use 骨

Physical bone or skeletal structure

Words referring to bones or bone-related structures in the body.

骨头 • gǔ tou • bone • HSK 5

HSK 5

5.

Example Sentences

tā他

bù不

xiǎo小

xīn心

shuāi摔

dǎo倒

dǎo

Information

Pinyingǔ

Meaningbone

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Radical骨

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gǔ骨

tou头

bone

骨骼 • gǔ gé • Bone • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gǔ骨

gé骼

Bone

骨折 • gǔ zhé • Fracture / Broken bone • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gǔ骨

zhé折

Fracture / Broken bone

Figurative or metaphorical uses

Words using 'bone' to convey abstract meanings like integrity or importance.

骨干 • gǔ gàn • backbone; mainstay • HSK 6

HSK 6

gǔ骨

gàn干

backbone; mainstay

骨气 • gǔ qì • Backbone / Integrity • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gǔ骨

qì气

Backbone / Integrity

刺骨 • cì gǔ • Piercing to the bone / bone-chilling • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cì刺

gǔ骨

Piercing to the bone / bone-chilling

导

zhì致

gǔ骨

zhé折

。

He accidentally fell and fractured a bone.

Tā他

men们

shì是

gǔ骨

ròu肉

xiōng兄

dì弟

。

They are blood brothers.

tā他

shì是

gōng公

sī司

de的

gǔ骨

gàn干

yuán员

gōng工

。

He is a key employee of the company.

gǒu狗

de的

gǔ骨

tou头

hěn很

jiān坚

yìng硬

。

Dog bones are very hard.

Kǎo考

gǔ古

xué学

jiā家

fā发

xiàn现

le了

gǔ古

dài代

de的

shī尸

gǔ骨

。

Archaeologists discovered ancient skeletal remains.

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Characters pronounced "gu".

箍gūhoop; bind, surround
蛊gǔpoison; venom; harm; bewitch
锢gùrun metal into cracks; confine
辜gūcrime, sin; to treat unjustly
估gūestimate, appraise, evaluate
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "骨".

骸háiskeleton, body; leg bone
骷kūskeleton
髅lóuskull; skeleton
骰tóudie, dice
骼géskeleton, bones of the body
髓suǐmarrow; essence; pith

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