bone; skeleton; frame, framework

HSK 5 #1036

DEFINITIONS

骨 gǔ
  • bone

STROKES

WORDS

病 gǔ bìng osteopathy
瘤 gǔ liú osteoma (benign tumor composed of bone-like material)
碌 gū lu to roll rapidly; to spin; Taiwan pr. [gu2 lu5]
血 gǔ xuè flesh and blood; one's offspring
针 gǔ zhēn spicule (in biology); bone needle (in archaeology)
bìn gǔ kneecap; patella
精 bái gǔ jīng White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]); (fig.) sly and cunning person
shāi gǔ ethmoid bone (cheek)
朵 huā gǔ duo (coll.) flower bud
hǔ gǔ tiger bone (used in TCM)
子 gǔ zi ribs; frame
zhèng gǔ bonesetting; Chinese osteopathy
tīng gǔ ossicles (in the middle ear); also written 聽小骨|听小骨
鱼 ruǎn gǔ yú cartilaginous fish (such as sharks)
铭心刻 míng xīn kè gǔ engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude
chuí gǔ malleus or hammer bone of middle ear
fēng gǔ strength of character; vigorous style (of calligraphy)
节 gǔ jié joint (of the skeleton)
肉相连 gǔ ròu xiāng lián lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom); inseparably related; closely intertwined
董 gǔ dǒng variant of 古董[gu3 dong3]
骼肌 gǔ gé jī striated muscle
碌 yī gū lu with a rolling or twisting movement; in a single movement; in one breath
牛排 dīng gǔ niú pái T-bone steak
上颌 shàng hé gǔ maxilla (upper jaw)
上頜 shàng hé gǔ maxilla (upper jaw)