枝干

枝幹

zhīgàn

noun #43,717

Measure Word

一根枝干 gēn

Meanings

1 branches and trunk
2 limbs (of a tree)
3 (figurative) main and subsidiary parts

Characters

trunk, main part

Examples

HSK 6

暴风雨折断了许多枝干。

Bàofēngyǔ zhéduàn le xǔduō zhīgàn.

The storm snapped many branches.

HSK 7-9

这棵老树枝干粗壮。

Zhè kē lǎo shù zhīgàn cūzhuàng.

This old tree has thick, sturdy branches and trunk.

Tips

memory

枝 (branch) + 干 (trunk) = the woody parts of a tree as a whole. Easy compositional meaning.

Stroke Order

枝 zhī

干 gān