骨干 gǔgàn backbone

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Traditional: 骨幹

Stroke order

骨干 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

骨干 — the Chinese character for backbone (gǔgàn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 骨干 — backbone

骨 — 9 strokes
干 — 3 strokes

Senses

diaphysis (long segment of a bone)
fig. backbone

Characters in 骨干

骨 gǔ — bone
干 gàn — tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

骨干 is pronounced gǔgàn and means “backbone”.

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