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骷髅头 (kū lóu tóu): Skull (as a symbol) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

骷髅头 consists of 3 characters.

骷 • kū • skeleton

kū骷

skeleton

髅 • lóu • skull; skeleton

lóu髅

skull; skeleton

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

HSK 3.0 · L2

tóu头

head; top, end; first

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Pinyinkū lóu tóu

Meaningskull (as a symbol)

Characters3

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 骷髅头.

Words with 骷

骷髅kūlóuskeleton; human skull
骷髅旗kūlóuqíJolly Roger (pirate flag)

Words with 髅

骷髅kūlóuskeleton; human skull
髑髅dúlóuskull (literary)
骷髅旗kūlóuqíJolly Roger (pirate flag)

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 tóu

to bow the head

木头mù touwood; log; timber

石头shí tourock; stone

里头lǐ touinside

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Example Sentences with 骷髅头

zhè这

gè个

biāo标

zhì志

shàng上

yǒu有

yī一

gè个

kū骷

lóu髅

tóu头

。

This symbol has a skull on it.

kū骷

lóu髅

tóu头

cháng常

yòng用

lái来

biǎo表

shì示

wēi危

dú毒

yào药

píng瓶

shàng上

huà画

zhe着

kū骷

lóu髅

tóu头

xiǎn险

。

A skull is often used to indicate danger.

。

A skull is drawn on the poison bottle.