髅

髅 · lóu

skull; skeleton

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
lóu
Cantonese
lau4
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

skull; skeleton

Dictionary definitions & readings

髅 lóu · used in 髑髏 dú lóu and 骷髏 kū lóu

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0734.040:lóu Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
231.130:lóu Source property ↗
Vietnamese · Quốc ngữ
lâu Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
BBFDV Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
7924 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1450.181 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9AC5
Radical
骨 · 188
Strokes
18
Residual strokes
9
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6342

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

18 strokes
髅
Strokes
18
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

18 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

髏

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
74415.140
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74415.140
kIRGKangXi
1450.181
kKangXi
1450.181
kSMSZD2003Index
791.13
kCangjie
BBFDV
kFourCornerCode
7924
kPhonetic
780*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G0-7743
kIRG_VSource
V0-4761
kRSUnicode
188.9
kTotalStrokes
18
kCCCII
276158
kEACC
276158
kGB0
8735
kMainlandTelegraph
7551
kTGH
2013:6342
kCantonese
lau4
kDefinition
skull; skeleton
kMandarin
lóu
kTGHZ2013
231.130:lóu
kVietnamese
lâu
kXHC1983
0734.040:lóu
kTraditionalVariant
U+9ACF

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
4dictionary records using 髅0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
骨 beside 娄 · the shape used in China, Vietnam
Source notation ^⿰骨娄$(GV)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰骨娄$(GV)

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