Chinese symbol for “trunk”

主干

zhǔ gàn

Traditional: 主幹

trunk; main; core

The closest CC-CEDICT match for trunk is 主干 (zhǔ gàn), defined as: trunk; main; core.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

主 zhǔ

to own; to host; master; host; lord

radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes

干 gàn

arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade

radical 51 ⼲ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

幹 gàn

Other Chinese words for “trunk”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
躯干 (軀幹)	qū gàn	trunk; torso
后备箱 (後備箱)	hòu bèi xiāng	trunk; boot (of a car)
笼子 (籠子)	lǒng zi	large box; trunk; chest
箱	xiāng	box; trunk
箱子	xiāng zi	suitcase; chest

Related words

Other words that share a character with 主干.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
主要	zhǔ yào	main; principal; major; primary
民主	mín zhǔ	democracy; democratic
主席	zhǔ xí	chairperson; premier
主任	zhǔ rèn	director; head
主题 (主題)	zhǔ tí	theme; subject
主张 (主張)	zhǔ zhāng	to advocate; to stand for
干部 (幹部)	gàn bù	cadre; official
干净 (乾淨)	gān jìng	clean; neat

See also: Japanese symbol for “trunk”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.