骨灰 meaning in English

gǔhuī

bone ash; cremation ashes; cremains

15 strokes

Meaning of 骨灰

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gǔhuī
  1. bone ash
  2. cremation ashes; cremains

骨灰 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

祖zǔ母mǔ的de骨gǔ灰huī在zài寺sì院yuàn的de骨gǔ灰huī瓮wèng里lǐ。
Grandmother's ashes are in an urn at the temple.

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骨 gǔ · bone · 9 strokes

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灰 huī · ash · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 骨灰.

骨头gǔtoubone; moral character
灰色huīsègray; ash gray
骨折gǔzhéto suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break
灰尘huīchéndust
灰心huīxīnto lose heart; to be discouraged
骨气gǔqìunyielding character; courageous spirit
刺骨cìgǔpiercing; cutting
骨干gǔgàndiaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone
肋骨lèigǔrib
头骨tóugǔskull
毛骨悚然máogǔsǒngránto have one's hair stand on end (idiom); to feel one's blood run cold
灰烬huījìnashes

Questions about 骨灰

What does 骨灰 mean?

骨灰 (gǔhuī) means "bone ash; cremation ashes; cremains".

How do you write 骨灰?

骨灰 is made of 2 characters: 骨 (9 strokes), 灰 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.