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冎

guǎ

bone

Pictograph of bones. Original form of 骨 (bone).

Evolution

冎 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
冎 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
冎 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
冎 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
冎 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

冎  

guǎ

bone

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (2 verified)

骨 咼

Iconic component in 4 characters (4 verified)

別 肎 肯 骨

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*kʷˤrajʔ

kwaeX

guǎ

cut meat from the bone


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

5

Unicode

U+518E

Shuowen

“冎，剔人肉置其骨也。象形，頭隆骨也。”


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