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骷
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skeleton

HSK 10
Human →Body →Body Parts
kū
クウ
ko
Phonosemantic compound. 骨 represents the meaning and 古 represents the sound.
Components
骨 skeleton+ 古 ancient =
骷 skeleton
骨 Meaning component
gǔ skeleton
bone
古 Phonetic component
gǔ ancient
old, classic, ancient
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Notes
Similar Characters
滑 slippery猾 cunning鶻 a kind of pigeon (iii) (trad)鹘 a kind of pigeon (simp)骯 dirty (iii) (trad)骰 die骱 joint of bones骶 coccyx骸 body骺 tip of a long bone骼 skeleton髀 thigh髁 thigh bone髂 pelvis髅 skeleton (simp)髋 hip (simp)髌 kneecap (simp)髑 skull (alt)髒 dirty (trad)髓 marrow
Chinese
骷 [kū]
skeleton
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
骷髅 [kū​lóu] #7,641
human skeleton
骷髅 [kū​lóu] #7,641
human skeleton