archaic
literary

Meaning of

骴 means putrefying corpse; skeleton with flesh not completely decayed. Pronounced cī.

  • putrefying corpse; skeleton with flesh not completely decayed

Character Info

Radical
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Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

shū
zhōng
zǎi
 
zhàn
chǎng
shàng
shī
hái
biàn
 
duō
huà
wéi
 

Ancient texts record that on battlefields, corpses were everywhere, many turned into putrefying skeletons.

Bào
de
hái
 
jiǔ
ér
chéng
 

When an exposed carcass is left for a long time, it becomes a half-rotted skeleton.

cǎn
zhuàng
rěn
 
bái
hùn
chù
 

The tragic scene was unbearable to witness, with white bones and putrefying skeletons mixed together.

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