guǎ
bone
Pictograph of bones. Original form of 骨 (bone).
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Component uses
guǎ
bone
Pictograph of bones. Original form of 骨 (bone).
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)Bronze script
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
Modern