Chinese symbol for “framework”
骨架
gǔ jià
framework; skeleton
The closest CC-CEDICT match for framework is 骨架 (gǔ jià), defined as: framework; skeleton.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “framework”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 架 | jià | to support; frame |
| 框架 | kuàng jià | (construction) frame; (fig.) framework |
| 架子 | jià zi | shelf; frame |
| 架构 (架構) | jià gòu | to construct; to build; structure; framework; architecture |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 骨架.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骨头 (骨頭) | gǔ tou | bone; measure word: 根 (gēn), 块 (kuài) |
| 骨干 (骨幹) | gǔ gàn | diaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone |
| 骨折 | gǔ zhé | to suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break |
| 骨骼 | gǔ gé | bones; skeleton |
| 头骨 (頭骨) | tóu gǔ | skull |
| 骨灰 | gǔ huī | bone ash; cremation ashes; cremains |
| 绑架 (綁架) | bǎng jià | to kidnap; to abduct |
| 框架 | kuàng jià | (construction) frame; (fig.) framework |
See also: Japanese symbol for “framework”.
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.