Bone in Chinese (Mandarin): 骨头 (gǔtou)

骨头
gǔtou
bone
- Simplified
- 骨头
- Traditional
- 骨頭
- Pinyin
- gǔtou
- Typed as
- gutou
Use it in a sentence
小狗爱啃骨头。
小狗愛啃骨頭。
The puppy loves to chew bones.
The characters in 骨头
骨
Bone. It began as a drawing of bones.
9 strokes
头 / 頭
Head; here a word ending, said short and light.
5 strokes
Say 头 short and light: gǔ-tou. Milk helps your bones grow strong.
More examples with 骨头
小狗藏骨头。
小狗藏骨頭。
Xiǎo gǒu cáng gǔtou.
The puppy hides a bone.
恐龙的骨头很大。
恐龍的骨頭很大。
Kǒnglóng de gǔtou hěn dà.
Dinosaur bones are big.
How to write 骨头 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
骨 9 strokes
头 5 strokes
In Traditional characters:
頭 16 strokes
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