Read Edit View history Discussion 骨 gǔgū HSK4 bone Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a bone (冎) with a muscle (肉) attached to it. Pinyin Separate values with commas gǔ ×gú × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 骨 Simp strokes 骨 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Deceptively similar but unrelated to 月. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 骨 Simp strokes 骨 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 骨 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 325, 771 ], [ 361, 736 ], [ 366, 720 ], [ 383, 550 ], [ 386, 535 ], [ 399, 527 ] ], [ [ 398, 753 ], [ 412, 742 ], [ 625, 795 ], [ 646, 788 ], [ 672, 767 ], [ 676, 761 ], [ 650, 593 ], [ 646, 577 ], [ 624, 556 ] ], [ [ 404, 626 ], [ 414, 638 ], [ 427, 636 ], [ 437, 645 ], [ 449, 643 ], [ 476, 654 ], [ 502, 655 ], [ 515, 648 ], [ 526, 634 ], [ 517, 557 ], [ 500, 547 ] ], [ [ 187, 516 ], [ 198, 486 ], [ 194, 462 ], [ 151, 370 ], [ 147, 319 ] ], [ [ 228, 486 ], [ 240, 474 ], [ 252, 473 ], [ 462, 514 ], [ 739, 553 ], [ 796, 556 ], [ 822, 549 ], [ 844, 528 ], [ 849, 513 ], [ 774, 428 ] ], [ [ 358, 411 ], [ 388, 382 ], [ 392, 288 ], [ 382, 184 ], [ 370, 103 ], [ 350, 29 ], [ 346, -23 ] ], [ [ 422, 373 ], [ 434, 383 ], [ 531, 404 ], [ 595, 426 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209 429 220 456 C 228 477 228 477 220 492 Z", "M 220 456 Q 239 447 263 453 Q 393 492 672 528 Q 763 540 786 536 Q 805 526 803 518 Q 803 515 769 439 Q 762 426 769 421 Q 776 417 793 429 Q 850 469 897 482 Q 934 495 934 503 Q 933 513 858 568 Q 837 584 813 580 Q 746 571 669 558 L 618 550 Q 579 546 534 539 L 496 533 Q 454 529 407 519 L 369 513 Q 354 513 339 509 Q 279 500 220 492 C 190 488 191 462 220 456 Z", "M 403 175 Q 404 218 409 252 L 411 276 Q 415 342 421 365 C 425 386 425 386 416 396 Q 395 423 356 423 Q 343 419 347 406 Q 396 292 337 97 Q 315 40 315 34 Q 315 1 334 -25 Q 341 -40 352 -34 Q 389 -13 399 112 Q 400 133 401 151 L 403 175 Z", "M 421 365 Q 433 365 573 399 Q 594 406 599 395 Q 618 343 619 115 Q 619 55 609 40 Q 606 37 524 44 Q 502 48 505 39 Q 568 -6 604 -40 Q 620 -59 636 -64 Q 646 -67 654 -56 Q 694 1 691 54 Q 655 334 680 383 Q 693 404 680 415 Q 656 434 618 449 Q 599 456 582 448 Q 513 409 416 396 C 386 391 391 360 421 365 Z", "M 409 252 Q 415 251 424 252 Q 496 265 548 273 Q 570 277 561 289 Q 551 302 527 306 Q 490 309 411 276 C 383 265 379 255 409 252 Z", "M 401 151 Q 407 150 418 151 Q 494 163 551 169 Q 573 173 565 185 Q 555 198 531 203 Q 497 207 403 175 C 375 165 371 154 401 151 Z" ] } 9 strokes 骨 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 325, 771 ], [ 361, 736 ], [ 366, 720 ], [ 383, 550 ], [ 386, 535 ], [ 399, 527 ] ], [ [ 398, 753 ], [ 412, 742 ], [ 625, 795 ], [ 646, 788 ], [ 672, 767 ], [ 676, 761 ], [ 650, 593 ], [ 646, 577 ], [ 624, 556 ] ], [ [ 404, 626 ], [ 414, 638 ], [ 427, 636 ], [ 437, 645 ], [ 449, 643 ], [ 476, 654 ], [ 502, 655 ], [ 515, 648 ], [ 526, 634 ], [ 517, 557 ], [ 500, 547 ] ], [ [ 187, 516 ], [ 198, 486 ], [ 194, 462 ], [ 151, 370 ], [ 147, 319 ] ], [ [ 228, 486 ], [ 240, 474 ], [ 252, 473 ], [ 462, 514 ], [ 739, 553 ], [ 796, 556 ], [ 822, 549 ], [ 844, 528 ], [ 849, 513 ], [ 774, 428 ] ], [ [ 358, 411 ], [ 388, 382 ], [ 392, 288 ], [ 382, 184 ], [ 370, 103 ], [ 350, 29 ], [ 346, -23 ] ], [ [ 422, 373 ], [ 434, 383 ], [ 531, 404 ], [ 595, 426 ], [ 626, 412 ], [ 641, 394 ], [ 654, 89 ], [ 645, 18 ], [ 631, -2 ], [ 515, 37 ] ], [ [ 417, 257 ], [ 426, 268 ], [ 491, 284 ], [ 530, 288 ], [ 552, 283 ] ], [ [ 405, 157 ], [ 417, 167 ], [ 509, 184 ], [ 555, 179 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 388 756 Q 366 772 338 782 Q 325 786 316 780 Q 309 774 316 760 Q 346 706 369 513 C 373 483 409 489 407 519 Q 403 577 399 619 L 398 645 Q 398 649 398 653 Q 397 707 398 723 C 399 748 399 748 388 756 Z", "M 669 558 Q 682 702 724 750 Q 740 771 723 788 Q 705 801 649 822 Q 630 829 608 818 Q 530 784 388 756 C 359 750 369 716 398 723 Q 609 771 615 768 Q 618 767 621 764 Q 637 752 636 722 Q 632 626 618 550 C 613 520 666 528 669 558 Z", "M 534 539 Q 543 603 557 630 Q 564 637 560 646 Q 554 656 513 671 Q 507 674 398 645 C 369 637 369 619 399 619 Q 409 618 418 622 Q 484 646 493 641 Q 500 637 496 533 C 495 503 530 509 534 539 Z", "M 220 492 Q 208 516 197 523 Q 178 538 176 510 Q 180 480 147 430 Q 111 387 114 366 Q 120 333 131 315 Q 147 288 167 317 Q 183 344 196 384 Q 209 429 220 456 C 228 477 228 477 220 492 Z", "M 220 456 Q 239 447 263 453 Q 393 492 672 528 Q 763 540 786 536 Q 805 526 803 518 Q 803 515 769 439 Q 762 426 769 421 Q 776 417 793 429 Q 850 469 897 482 Q 934 495 934 503 Q 933 513 858 568 Q 837 584 813 580 Q 746 571 669 558 L 618 550 Q 579 546 534 539 L 496 533 Q 454 529 407 519 L 369 513 Q 354 513 339 509 Q 279 500 220 492 C 190 488 191 462 220 456 Z", "M 403 175 Q 404 218 409 252 L 411 276 Q 415 342 421 365 C 425 386 425 386 416 396 Q 395 423 356 423 Q 343 419 347 406 Q 396 292 337 97 Q 315 40 315 34 Q 315 1 334 -25 Q 341 -40 352 -34 Q 389 -13 399 112 Q 400 133 401 151 L 403 175 Z", "M 421 365 Q 433 365 573 399 Q 594 406 599 395 Q 618 343 619 115 Q 619 55 609 40 Q 606 37 524 44 Q 502 48 505 39 Q 568 -6 604 -40 Q 620 -59 636 -64 Q 646 -67 654 -56 Q 694 1 691 54 Q 655 334 680 383 Q 693 404 680 415 Q 656 434 618 449 Q 599 456 582 448 Q 513 409 416 396 C 386 391 391 360 421 365 Z", "M 409 252 Q 415 251 424 252 Q 496 265 548 273 Q 570 277 561 289 Q 551 302 527 306 Q 490 309 411 276 C 383 265 379 255 409 252 Z", "M 401 151 Q 407 150 418 151 Q 494 163 551 169 Q 573 173 565 185 Q 555 198 531 203 Q 497 207 403 175 C 375 165 371 154 401 151 Z" ] } 9 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.