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

这棵老树枝干粗壮。

Zhè kē lǎo shù zhīgàn cūzhuàng.

This old tree has thick, sturdy branches and trunk.

暴风雨折断了许多枝干。

Bàofēngyǔ zhéduànle xǔduō zhīgàn.

The storm snapped many branches.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

枝 zhī

干 gàn