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竿

gān

bamboo pole; penis

🔤 Pictophonetic: ⺮ (bamboo) provides meaning, 干 provides pronunciation
HSK 9 strokes Common (30%)
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Component Breakdown

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⺮
zhú
bamboo; flute
干
gàn
arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
⿱⺮干 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

zhú
⺮
bamboo; flute
📷 Pictographic: Two stalks of bamboo; see 竹
6 strokes
gàn
干
arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
📷 Pictographic: A club or axe
3 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 竿 (20)

gān
竿 ↗
pole
gānzi
竿子 ↗
bamboo pole / CL:[[根<gēn>]], [[個|个<gè>]]
Nángān
南竿 ↗
Nankan Island, one of the Matsu Islands / Nankan or Nangan township in Lienchiang county [[連江縣|连江县<Liánjiāngxiàn>]], Taiwan
Nángānxiāng
南竿乡 ↗
Nankan or Nangan township in Lienchiang county [[連江縣|连江县<Liánjiāngxiàn>]] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan
chēnggāntiào
撑竿跳 ↗
pole-vaulting / also written [[撐桿跳|撑杆跳]]
chēnggāntiàogāo
撑竿跳高 ↗
pole vault / also written [[撐桿跳高|撑杆跳高]]
wéigān
桅竿 ↗
ship mast / mast / also written [[桅杆]]
biāogān
标竿 ↗
benchmark / pole serving as mark or symbol / pole with a trophy hung on it
huágān
滑竿 ↗
Chinese-style sedan chair
págān
爬竿 ↗
pole-climbing (as gymnastics or circus act) / climbing pole
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