骸 (hái) — (bound form) bones of the body; skeleton
Definition
A literary bound form used almost exclusively in 骸骨 (skeleton/remains) and 遗骸 (remains of the dead). Not used alone in everyday speech.
bound form
bones of the bodyskeleton
Examples
- 。Kǎo gǔ xué jiā fā xiàn le yí jù gǔ dài de hái gǔ.Archaeologists discovered an ancient skeleton.
- 。Kǎo gǔ xué jiā fā xiàn le yí jù wán zhěng de hái gǔ.Archaeologists found a complete skeleton.
- ，。Dì zhèn hòu, jiù yuán rén yuán zhǎo dào le yù nàn zhě de yí hái.After the earthquake, rescuers found the remains of the victims.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
骸 pairs 骨, which shows the meaning is about bones, with 亥, which gives the sound.
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