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Chinese symbol for “bones”

骨骼
gǔ gé
bones; skeleton

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bones is 骨骼 (gǔ gé), defined as: bones; skeleton.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

骨 gǔ
bone; skeleton; frame, framework
radical 188 ⾻ · 10 strokes
骼 gé
bone, skeleton; corpse
radical 188 ⾻ · 15 strokes

Other Chinese words for “bones”

WordPinyinMeaning
骨骸gǔ háibones; skeleton

Related words

Other words that share a character with 骨骼.

WordPinyinMeaning
骨头 (骨頭)gǔ toubone; measure word: 根 (gēn), 块 (kuài)
骨干 (骨幹)gǔ gàndiaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone
骨折gǔ zhéto suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break
头骨 (頭骨)tóu gǔskull
骨灰gǔ huībone ash; cremation ashes; cremains
骨骼肌gǔ gé jīstriated muscle
外骨骼wài gǔ gé(zoology) exoskeleton; wearable exoskeleton designed to assist or enhance physical movement

See also: Japanese symbol for “bones”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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