骸 (haai4 hoi4 | hai2) : bones of body; skeleton

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骸

haai4 hoi4

hai2

[1] bones of the body; skeleton
[2] body

Jyutping haai4 is standard reading; hoi4 is variant.

Stroke count: 16

Level: 3

Radical: (#188)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

骸

This word has been viewed 2856 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 8th Nov 2007 23:58 and last edited on 2nd Jan 2014 14:11

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殘骸 caan4 haai4 can2 hai2 = wreckage debris

骸骨 haai4 gwat1 hai2 gu3 = human bones; a skeleton

遺骸 wai4 haai4 yi2 hai2 = remains (of the dead).; relics

屍骸 si1 haai4 = a cadaver, a corpse, a stiff 粵

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 骸
Unicode code for this character: U+9ab8 (off-site link)

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