| 背骨 | bèi gǔ | spine |
| 脊梁骨 | jǐ liang gǔ | backbone |
| 脊椎骨 | jǐ zhuī gǔ | vertebra |
| 脊骨 | jǐ gǔ | backbone |
| 胫骨 | jìng gǔ | tibia |
| 脱胎换骨 | tuō tāi huàn gǔ | to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist; to turn over a new leaf; fig. to change wholly; to create from other material (story, artwork etc) |
| 脱骨成佛 | tuō gǔ chéng Fó | to shed one's bones and become a Buddha |
| 脱骨换胎 | tuō gǔ huàn tāi | to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist; to turn over a new leaf; fig. to change wholly |
| 荐骨 | jiàn gǔ | sacrum (bone at the base of the spine) |
| 虎骨 | hǔ gǔ | tiger bone (used in traditional Chinese medicine) |
| 蝶骨 | dié gǔ | sphenoid bone (front of the temple) |
| 贱骨头 | jiàn gǔ tou | miserable wretch; contemptible individual |
| 踝骨 | huái gǔ | ankle bone; ankle |
| 身子骨 | shēn zi gǔ | posture; upright posture |
| 软骨鱼 | ruǎn gǔ yú | cartilaginous fish (such as sharks) |
| 连骨肉 | lián gǔ ròu | chop; rib meat |
| 遗骨 | yí gǔ | (dead) human remains |
| 铭心刻骨 | míng xīn kè gǔ | engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude |
| 铭心镂骨 | míng xīn lòu gǔ | engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude |
| 钢骨水泥 | gāng gǔ shuǐ ní | reinforced concrete |
| 锤骨 | chuí gǔ | malleus or hammer bone of middle ear |
| 锤骨柄 | chuí gǔ bǐng | manubrium of malleus (handle of hammer bone), connecting ossicles 听小骨 to tympanum 鼓膜 |
| 镫骨 | dèng gǔ | stapes or stirrup bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration to the inner ear |
| 镌心铭骨 | juān xīn míng gǔ | etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment) |
| 镌骨铭心 | juān gǔ míng xīn | etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment) |
| 鸡蛋里挑骨头 | jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou | to look for bones in an egg; to find fault; to nitpick (idiom) |
| 顶骨 | dǐng gǔ | parietal bone (top of the scull) |
| 头盖骨 | tóu gài gǔ | skull; cranium |
| 额骨 | é gǔ | frontal bone (forehead) |
| 颞骨 | niè gǔ | temporal bone; os temporale |
| 颧骨 | quán gǔ | zygomatic bone (cheek bone) |
| 风骨 | fēng gǔ | strength of character; vigorous style (of calligraphy) |
| 骨刺 | gǔ cì | spur; bony outgrowth |
| 骨刻 | gǔ kè | carving in bone |
| 骨力 | gǔ lì | strength; vigorous (calligraphy) |
| 骨器 | gǔ qì | bone tool (archaeology) |
| 骨子 | gǔ zi | ribs; frame |
| 骨干网路 | gǔ gàn wǎng lù | backbone network |
| 骨朵 | gǔ duǒ | club (stick-like weapon) |
| 骨殖 | gǔ shi | skeletal remains; Taiwan pr. [gu3 zhi2] |
| 骨气 | gǔ qì | unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone |
| 骨法 | gǔ fǎ | bone (property of a brush stroke) |
| 骨灰盒 | gǔ huī hé | box for bone ashes; funerary casket |
| 骨炭 | gǔ tàn | bone black; animal charcoal |
| 骨烬 | gǔ jìn | bones and ashes; remains (after Buddhist cremation) |
| 骨片 | gǔ piàn | spicule |
| 骨牌 | gǔ pái | dominoes |
| 骨牌效应 | gǔ pái xiào yìng | domino effect; ripple effect |
| 骨病 | gǔ bìng | osteopathy |
| 骨瘤 | gǔ liú | osteoma (benign tumor composed of bone-like material) |
