骰 (tóu): die; dice (singular)

Measure Word

一颗骰 kē

Meanings

1 die; dice (singular)

Characters

骰

tóu

die; dice

Examples

他摇了摇骰，掷出了一个六。

Tā yáoleyáo tóu, zhì chū le yīgè liù.

He shook the die and rolled a six.

骰子游戏在世界各地都很流行。

Tóuzi yóuxì zài shìjiè gèdì dōu hěn liúxíng.

Dice games are popular all around the world.

Tips

usage

骰 is a rare standalone form; in practice you almost always see 骰子 (tóuzi), meaning dice. The character belongs to the 骨 (bone) radical — reflecting the ancient use of animal bones for dice.

Stroke Order

骰 tóu

Related Words

骰子 tóuzi #11,113

dice / die

过世 guòshì #4,851

to pass away / to die (euphemism)

毙 bì #4,178

to execute by shooting / to kill / to die (violent death)

消灭 xiāomiè HSK 6 #3,236

to annihilate; to eliminate; to wipe out / to perish; to die out

牺牲 xīshēng HSK 6 #1,827

to sacrifice; to give up / to die for a cause; to lay down one's life

去世 qùshì HSK 3 #1,710

to pass away / to die

死去 sǐqù #1,417

to die / to pass away

死亡 sǐwáng HSK 6 #735

death; mortality / to die; to perish

死 sǐ HSK 3 #103

to die; death / dead; deadly / extremely; to death (intensifier)

你 nǐ HSK 1 #3

you (informal, singular)