骨 gǔ
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 骨 — bone
- Made of
- 冎 bone ⺼ meat, flesh
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
骨干
gǔgàn
backbone; core member
Characters in this word
干 gān
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这些青年教师已经成长为学校课程改革的骨干力量。 Zhèxiē qīngnián jiàoshī yǐjīng chéngzhǎng wéi xuéxiào kèchéng gǎigé de gǔgàn lìliang. These young teachers have already grown into the backbone of the school's curriculum reform.
- 他是我们球队的骨干，每场比赛都是主力。 Tā shì wǒmen qiúduì de gǔgàn, měi chǎng bǐsài dōu shì zhǔlì. He is the backbone of our team and a starter in every game.
- 公司要培养一批年轻骨干，接替老员工的工作。 Gōngsī yào péiyǎng yì pī niánqīng gǔgàn, jiētì lǎo yuángōng de gōngzuò. The company wants to train a group of young key staff to take over from the older employees.
Related words
- 骨头 gǔtou bone
- 刺骨 cìgǔ bone-piercing; bitterly cold
- 骨骼 gǔgé skeleton; bones
- 骨架 gǔjià skeleton; framework
- 骨气 gǔqì backbone; integrity; moral courage
- 骨折 gǔzhé to fracture; bone fracture
- 干 gān dry
- 干净 gānjìng clean
- 干 gàn to do, to work
- 干什么 gànshénme what for? what are you doing?
- 干杯 gānbēi cheers
- 干活儿 gànhuór to work