The Chinese word **骨骼** (*gǔgé*, meaning "skeleton") is a **binome compound** formed by combining two characters with closely related meanings: **骨** (*gǔ*) means "bone," and **骼** (*gé*) specifically refers to "skeleton" or "bones of the body." This type of word formation, where two synonyms or near-synonyms are paired, is common in Chinese to create a more precise, formal, or comprehensive term—in this case, specifying the entire bony framework of a body rather than an individual bone.