髊 (cī) - Bone — refers to bones, skeletal remains, or & archaic character for bone or skeleton.

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cī ｜ 18 strokes ｜ radical:

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髊 · cī

Bone — refers to bones, skeletal remains, or bone fragments;

archaic character for bone or skeleton.

Bone — refers to bones, skeletal remains, orarchaic character for bone or skeleton.

Usage highlights

Bone remainsHuman bonesAnimal bonesBone fragmentsSkeletal remains

Synonyms

  • 骨— bone (common modern character)
  • 骸— skeleton, bones
  • 骼— skeleton, bones

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Ancient human remains(古人髊骨)
  • Archaeological bone fragments(考古发现的髊)
  • Medical bone specimens(医学髊样本)

Collocations

  • Bone remains(髊骨)
  • Human bones(人髊)
  • Animal bones(兽髊)
  • Bone fragments(髊片)
  • Skeletal remains(骨骸髊)

Idioms

  • Bones exposed in the wild(野有饿髊)
  • Dry bones scattered about(枯髊遍野)

Cultural background

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  • Ancient character for bones, primarily used in classical texts and archaeological contexts.
  • Appears in historical medical texts describing skeletal anatomy.
  • Considered an archaic variant in modern Chinese, rarely used in contemporary writing.

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