When the formation data identifies 骨 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
骨
Radical 188 of 214 · 10 strokes
Bone
gǔ
Unicode uses 骨 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
3 course characters28 character–word links
Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.
The primary dictionary radical is shown independently of any claim about modern meaning.
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體tǐbody; group, class; form, style, systemDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 骨 represents the meaning and 豊 represents the sound.
- 骨Semantic componentbone
- 豊Phonetic componentceremonial vessel
- Category radical
- 骨 bone
- Visual structure
- 骨 + 豊
HSK words with 體25 words in this course
髒zàngorgans, viscera; dirty, filthyDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 骨 represents the meaning and 葬 represents the sound.
- 骨Semantic componentbone
- 葬Phonetic componentbury the dead; inter
- Category radical
- 骨 bone
- Visual structure
- 骨 + 葬
HSK words with 髒1 word in this course
骨gǔbone; skeleton; frame, frameworkDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Pictograph of a bone (冎) with muscle (⺼) attached to it.
- 冎Pictographic componentbone
- ⺼Pictographic componentmeat; flesh
- Category radical
- 骨 bone
- Visual structure
- 冎 + ⺼
HSK words with 骨2 words in this course
Classification: Unicode 17.0 kRSUnicode. Structure: Make Me a Hanzi. Formation: Dong Chinese Lexicon where available, with a documented Make Me a Hanzi fallback. Method and licenses.