⾻

bone

gǔ (gu3)

Radical no. 188 · 10 strokes (第 188 部首 · 10 画 dì 188 bùshǒu · 10 huà)

Radical ⾻ (gǔ) — meaning: bone, 10 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph in oracle-bone script depicting the shape of an animal bone with distinct joints and protruding ends. Over time, it evolved into the seal-script form with characteristic vertical and horizontal strokes.

Mnemonic: Remember the bone radical as a skeletal frame with overlapping horizontal strokes creating hollow chambers like a ribcage.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

1 characters

Stroke count

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  • 骨gǔ

    bone

    10 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.