骸 meaning and stroke order
Skeleton, body; leg bone
How to write 骸, stroke by stroke
15 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 骸
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- bones of the body
How 骸 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bone.
骨 gives the meaning and 亥 hints at the sound.
Radical: 骨 (bone), shared by 21 characters on this site.
How to remember 骸
骸 (hái) puts 骨 (gǔ, bone) on the left for meaning and 亥 (hài) on the right for sound. Picture a pile of bones that sounds like hài, and you have the bones of a body.
骸 is rarely used alone in modern Chinese. It mostly appears in formal words about remains, such as 遗骸 (yíhái) for human remains and 残骸 (cánhái) for wreckage. Example: 飞机残骸找到了。(Fēijī cánhái zhǎodào le.) The plane wreckage has been found.
Common mistake: Learners often read 骸 with the fourth tone because of its phonetic 亥 (hài), but 骸 is second tone, hái. Also do not confuse it with 孩 (hái, child), which shares the same sound and right side but has 子 on the left.
Common words with 骸
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
骸 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 骸
How many strokes are in 骸?
骸 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 骸 mean?
骸 (hái) means skeleton, body; leg bone. A common word with it is 残骸 (cánhái), meaning "remains; wreckage".
How do you pronounce 骸?
骸 is pronounced hái, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 骸?
The radical of 骸 is 骨, which carries the idea of "bone". Dictionaries list 骸 under this radical.
Can 残骸 be used for things that are not bodies?
Yes. 残骸 (cánhái) is common for the wreckage of planes, cars, ships or buildings, not only for human or animal remains. 遗骸 (yíhái), by contrast, is used for the remains of the dead.
What is the difference between 骸骨 and 骨头?
骨头 (gǔtou) is the everyday word for bone, including bones in food. 骸骨 (háigǔ) is formal and refers to a skeleton or the bones left after death, so it sounds serious or literary.