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杆
桿
gǎn
1. stick
2. pole
3. lever
4. classifier for long objects such as guns
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

杆
gān
cane, pole, stick
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

上杆
shànggān
backswing (golf)
切杆
qiēgān
chip (golf shot)
吊杆
diàogān
a boom (i.e. transverse beam for hanging objects)
拉杆
lāgān
tension bar
挺杆
tǐnggǎn
tappet (machine part)
推杆
tuīgān
push rod or tappet (mechanics)
挥杆
huīgān
swing (golf)
摇杆
yáogǎn
joystick
撑杆
chēnggān
a pole
旗杆
qígān
flagpole
木杆
mùgān
wooden pole
杆子
gānzi
pole
桅杆
wéigān
mast
杆子
gǎnzi
pole
杆弟
gāndì
caddie (golf)
杆秤
gǎnchèng
a steelyard (a type of balance)
杆菌
gǎnjūn
bacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria)
枪杆
qiānggǎn
gun barrel
杠杆
gànggǎn
lever
HSK 6
标杆
biāogān
surveyor's pole

Alternate Entries

杆
gān
pole / CL:[[條|条<tiáo>]], [[根<gēn>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,010
Word Frequency Rank
3,357 of 84,292

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