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Character Decomposition
骨=冎+⺼
Etymology
Flesh ⺼ and bones 冎
Meanings2 pronunciations
gǔ
bone
gū
used in 骨碌碌 gū lù lù
used in 骨碌 gū lu
used in 骨朵 gū duo
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Words with 骨 727 total
strength of character · vigorous style (of calligraphy)风骨fēng gǔChinese holly (Ilex cornuta)枸骨gǒu gǔto be extremely cold or painful砭骨biān gǔstapes or stirrup bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration to the inner ear镫骨dèng gǔsphenoid bone (front of the temple)蝶骨dié gǔtortoise shells and animal bones used for divination in the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th to 11th century BC); oracle bones甲骨jiǎ gǔmuscles and bones · physique · strength · courage筋骨jīn gǔBuddha's bones (as a sacred relic)佛骨fó gǔparietal bone顶骨dǐng gǔfemur股骨gǔ gǔ
Idioms with 骨 183 total Chain
(idiom) to become emaciated from grief, esp. while mourning the death of a parent哀毁骨立āi huǐ gǔ lì(idiom) (of a woman) having fair, flawless skin and a graceful, refined beauty冰肌玉骨bīng jī yù gǔ(idiom) to be reduced to skin and bones due to excessive grief over the death of one's parents; to be emaciated from mourning柴毁骨立chái huǐ gǔ lì
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