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甲骨 Pronunciation and Pinyin

甲骨 Usage and Examples

Oracle bones

Tortoise shells and animal bones

最早的形式被称为“甲骨文”。

The earliest forms were called "oracle bones".

每当一家开源操作系统公司报告其微薄的利润或亏损时,甲骨文公司肯定会窃笑。

Oracle must chuckle every time an open-source operating system company reports its paltry profits or losses.

The characters in 甲骨

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
甲
jiá5first, armor, or nail
骨
gǔ10bone

More words starting with 甲

  • jiǎ甲bù不lí离shēn身always in one's armor, never parts with one's essential gear
  • jiǎ甲yǐ乙bǐng丙děng等A, B, C, etc., Party A, Party B, Party C, etc.
  • jiá甲yǐ乙liǎng两duì队Team A and Team B, Teams A and B
  • jiá甲bīng兵armed forces, troops
  • jiǎ甲chè坼nail splitting, onychoschizia
  • jiǎ甲qiào壳Shell, Carapace
  • jiǎ甲qiào壳dòng动wù物crustacean
  • jiǎ甲tiān天xià下The best in the world, Second to none
  • jiǎ甲zǐ子sexagenary cycle, 60-year cycle
  • jiá甲kù库Warehouse A
  • jiǎ甲fāng方Party A, the first party
  • jiǎ甲fāng方dài代biǎo表Party A's representative, client representative

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Questions about 甲骨

What does 甲骨 mean in Chinese?

甲骨 (jiá gǔ) means “Oracle bones, Tortoise shells and animal bones”.

How do you pronounce 甲骨?

甲骨 is pronounced jiá gǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Oracle bones” in Chinese?

“Oracle bones” is 甲骨 (jiá gǔ) in Chinese.

How is 甲骨 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 甲骨, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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