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头骨 (tóu gǔ): Skull (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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头骨 consists of 2 characters.

头 • tóu • head; top, end; first • HSK 3.0 · L2

HSK 3.0 · L2

tóu头

head; top, end; first

骨 • gǔ • bone

gǔ骨

bone

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Pinyintóu gǔ

Meaningskull

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 头骨

kǎo考

gǔ古

xué学

jiā家

fā发

xiàn现

le了

yī一

gè个

gǔ古

lǎo老

de的

tóu头

gǔ骨

。

The archaeologist discovered an ancient skull.

tóu头

gǔ骨

shì是

bǎo保

hù护

dà大

nǎo脑

de的

zhòng重

yào

要

gǔ骨

gé骼

。

The skull is an important bone that protects the brain.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 头骨.

Words with 头

头发tóu fahair
头痛tóu tòngheadache; to have a headache
抬头tái tóuto raise one's head
点头diǎn tóuto nod
低头dī tóuto bow the head
木头mù touwood; log; timber
石头shí tourock; stone
里头lǐ touinside

Words with 骨

骨头gǔ toubone
骨干gǔ gànbackbone; mainstay
刺骨cì gǔPiercing to the bone / bone-chilling
骨折gǔ zhéFracture / Broken bone
骨架

gǔ jià

Skeleton

骨气gǔ qìBackbone / Integrity

骨骼gǔ géBone

尸骨shī gǔskeleton, remains, bones of the dead