楨榦
zhēn​gàn

backbone

  • created sense approved 桢榦/楨榦 · zhēn​gàn · backbone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    桢榦 / 楨榦

    zhēn​gàn

    backbone

    (literary variant) pillar of the state; core member or mainstay of a group; wooden support posts used in ancient construction

    桢 (literal) → 桢/楨 · zhēn · construction post 榦 (literal) → 榦 · gàn · post

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense