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CHINESE CHARACTER

髅 (lóu): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

lóu
skull, skeleton
HSK —18 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

骨 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 髅.

Phonetic component

娄 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 18

Write 髅 in 18 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 髅 (lóu) mean in Chinese?

skull, skeleton

How do you write 髅 in stroke order?

髅 has 18 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 髅?

骨 is the radical in 髅. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 髅?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.