骨头
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
骨头 (gǔtou) · bone
骨头 (gǔtou) means “bone”. It is written with 2 characters: 骨 (bone) + 头 (head). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 骨头 is built
The characters
骨 gǔ · bone
What 骨 is made of
- 冎guǎ — bone
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
- ⺼ — meat
Origin hint: Flesh ⺼ and bones 冎 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
头 tóu · head
What 头 is made of
- ⺀ — ice
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: high (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
狗喜欢吃骨头。Gǒu xǐhuan chī gǔtou.Dogs like to eat bones.
多喝牛奶对骨头好。Duō hē niúnǎi duì gǔtou hǎo.Drinking plenty of milk is good for your bones.
Questions about 骨头
What does 骨头 mean?
骨头 (gǔtou) means “bone”.
How do you pronounce 骨头?
骨头 is pronounced gǔtou.
Which HSK level is 骨头?
骨头 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 骨干gǔgànbackbone
- 点头diǎntóuto nod
- 里头lǐtouinside
- 头发tóufahair (on the head)
- 老头儿lǎotóurold man (informal)
- 木头mùtouwood
- 石头shítoustone
- 头脑tóunǎobrains
- 后头hòutoubehind
- 镜头jìngtóucamera lens
Learn 骨头 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 84: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.