躯干 (qū gàn) — trunk (of the body), torso

Definition

noun

trunk (of the body)torso

Measure word · 个

Examples

躯干。
Tā de qū gàn hěn jiē shi.
His torso is very sturdy.
躯干。
Duàn liàn qū gàn jī ròu néng gǎi shàn tǐ tài.
Exercising the trunk muscles can improve posture.
躯干。
Yī shēng zǐ xì jiǎn chá le tā de qū gàn.
The doctor carefully examined his torso.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

躯qūbody/trunk

干gāntrunk/main part

躯 and 干 both refer to the main part of the body, together naming the trunk or torso.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 軀; 躯 is its simplified writing.

身區軀

Meaning part形符xíngfú

身身shēnbody

Sound part声符shēngfú

區

區qū軀qū

Same sound today

The traditional form 軀 puts 身, a body, beside 區, which gives the sound. The simplified 躯 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 躯 →

The simplified 干 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (饼干, 干杯) it is 乾; in others (干, 干活儿) (干扰) it is 幹 or 干.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 乾; 干 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

乙乙yǐ

Sound part声符shēngfú

倝

倝gàn乾gān

Same sound today

Open 干 →

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