Definition & Meaning

pole; staff; post

Words & phrases

Word usage

Similar-form characters

Characters with gan

gān

杆

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Final(T3):ānVideo guide

Radical:

Structure:Left to right

Strokes:

7

Traditional:

杆

Level:

ZW12 Textbook 6B

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n.pole; staff; post
- zhú gān
  竹杆
  bamboo pole
- qí gān
  旗杆
  flagpole

Words and phrases with 杆

杆子
[word]staff; gangster
杆木
[word]pole stock
杆材
[word]pole stock
杆根
[word]pole-footing
杆塔
[word]electric tower
杆路
[word]pole line
杆柱
[word]roofbolt

Word usage

common measure word
"杆" is often matched with measure word "条"or"根".
- 一条杆
  one rod
- 一根杆
  one rod

Similar-form characters to 杆

gān
杆
hàn
汗
jiān
奸
chàn
忏
chǔ
杵

Chinese Characters with pinyin gān

干
shield; a surname
肝
liver
甘
sweet; pleasant
尴
awkward situation; unnatural
柑
mandarin; mandarin orange

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