骨干

Traditional form:

骨幹

Pinyin (reading):

gǔgàn

Definitions:

• diaphysis (long segment of a bone)
• fig. backbone

Characters:

• 骨 - bone; skeleton; frame, framework
• 干 - arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade

Traditional characters:

• 骨 - bone; skeleton; frame, framework
• 幹 - arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade