骨

gū

骨 — gū

1. bound morpheme, appears in the colloquial compounds 骨碌碌 (gu1lu4lu4)

   他笑得骨碌碌地打滚。 tā xiào dé gūlùlù dì dǎgǔn — He laughed and rolled around.

2. bound morpheme, appears in 骨碌 (gu1lu5) — colloquial onomatopoeic/expressive element

   东西在地上骨碌滚着。 dōngxī zài dìshàng gūlù gǔn zhe — The thing rolled along the ground.

3. bound morpheme, appears in 骨朵 (gu1duo5) — used in some regional/colloquial words

   院子里的玫瑰刚长出几个花骨朵。 yuànzi lǐ de méiguī gāng zhǎng chū jǐgè huāgūduǒ — A few rosebuds have just appeared on the roses in the yard.

骨 — gǔ

1. bone (the hard tissue forming the skeleton)

   他摔断了一根骨头。 tā shuāiduànle yīgēn gǔtou — He broke a bone when he fell.