甲骨 in English jia3 gu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • tortoise shell and animal bones used in divination
  • oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)

Simplified Characters

甲 骨

Traditional Characters

甲 骨

Pinyin

jia3 gu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

甲jia3first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] 骨gu3bone