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树干

shùgàn

tree trunk

A person hugs the thick trunk of a large leafy tree
Memory picture

Characters in this word

树 shù

Strokes
9
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 对 correct, right
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

干 gān

Strokes
3
Radical
十 — ten, tenth
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 暴风雨过后,粗壮的树干被雷击出一道焦黑的裂缝。 Bàofēngyǔ guò hòu, cūzhuàng de shùgàn bèi léi jī chū yí dào jiāohēi de lièfèng. After the storm, the thick tree trunk had been split by lightning, leaving a charred crack.
  • 我靠在树干上休息了一会儿。 Wǒ kào zài shùgàn shàng xiūxile yíhuìr. I rested for a while leaning against the tree trunk.
  • 常春藤顺着树干慢慢往上爬。 Chángchūnténg shùnzhe shùgàn mànmàn wǎng shàng pá. The ivy slowly climbed up along the tree trunk.

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