gé

骼

Character · Noun

bone; skeleton

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

bone; skeleton (of humans or animals)

neutral

Typically used in the compound word 骨骼 (gǔgé, skeleton). Rarely used as a standalone word in modern Chinese. Also appears in literary or technical terms like 骸骼 (háigé, remains).

Chéng成
nián年
rén人
de的
gǔ骨
gé骼
yóu由
èr二
bǎi百
líng零
liù六
kuài块
gǔ骨
tou头
zǔ组
chéng成
 。

An adult human skeleton is composed of 206 bones.

Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
fā发
xiàn现
le了
gǔ古
dài代
dòng动
wù物
de的
gǔ骨
gé骼
huà化
shí石
 。

Archaeologists discovered fossilized skeletons of ancient animals.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
jí疾
bìng病
de的
zhèng症
zhuàng状
bāo包
kuò括
gǔ骨
gé骼
téng疼
tòng痛
hé和
jī肌
ròu肉
wú无
lì力
 。

Symptoms of this disease include bone pain and muscle weakness.