骸骨

háigǔ

noun #20,157

Meanings

1 skeleton
2 skeletal remains
3 bones of the dead

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

这具骸骨已有数千年历史。

Zhè jù háigǔ yǐ yǒu shùqiān nián lìshǐ.

These skeletal remains are several thousand years old.

HSK 7-9

考古学家在遗址发现了古人的骸骨。

Kǎogǔxuéjiā zài yízhǐ fāxiàn le gǔrén de háigǔ.

Archaeologists found ancient skeletal remains at the ruins.

Tips

usage

骸骨 is a more literary or formal term for skeletal remains. In modern Chinese, 骨骼 or 遗骨 are more commonly used in everyday contexts.

Stroke Order

骸 hái

骨 gǔ