懂中文 Dong Chinese

骸

hái

skeleton

Phonosemantic compound. 骨 represents the meaning and 亥 represents the sound.

Components
骨 meaning component

骨  Meaning component

gǔ

  

bone

亥 sound component

亥  Sound component

hài

  

12th terrestrial branch

Evolution

骸 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
骸 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

骸  

hái

skeleton, body; leg bone; bones of the body

Most common words with 骸
Freq.
Word
Meaning

残骸

remains

骸

bones of the body

遗骸

(dead) human remains

骸骨

skeleton

尸骸

corpse