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骨灰 (gǔ huī): Ashes (of a deceased person) (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

骨灰 consists of 2 characters.

骨 • gǔ • bone

gǔ骨

bone

灰 • huī • grey; ash; dust • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

huī灰

grey; ash; dust

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Pinyingǔ huī

Meaningashes (of a deceased person)

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Example Sentences with 骨灰

tā他

bǎ把

fù父

qīn亲

de的

gǔ骨

huī灰

sǎ撒

zài在

le了

dà大

hǎi海

lǐ里

。

He scattered his father's ashes in the sea.

gǔ骨

huī灰

hé盒

bèi被

ān安

fàng放

zài在

líng灵

táng堂

zhōng

中

yāng央

。

The urn was placed in the center of the funeral hall.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 骨灰.

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 jiàSkeleton
骨气gǔ qìBackbone / Integrity
骨骼gǔ géBone
头骨tóu gǔskull

Words with 灰

灰尘huī chéndust; dirt; ash
灰心huī xīnto lose heart; to be discouraged; be disappointed
灰色huī sègray
掸灰dǎn huīto dust off
灰暗

huī àn

gloomy, dim

灰烬huījìnashes, cinders

烟灰yān huīcigarette ash

石灰shí huīlime (calcium oxide)