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竿
gān
1. pole
Common • Top 15% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

竿
gān
bamboo pole; penis
9 丶

Compound Words (19)

鱼竿
yúgān
fishing rod
爬竿
págān
pole-climbing (as gymnastics or circus act)
球竿
qiúgān
cue (billiards)
竿子
gānzi
bamboo pole
竿头
gāntóu
bamboo pole's uppermost tip
钓竿
diàogān
fishing rod
马竿
mǎgān
lasso pole
北竿
Běigān
Peikan Island, one of the Matsu Islands
南竿
Nángān
Nankan Island, one of the Matsu Islands
桅竿
wéigān
ship mast
标竿
biāogān
benchmark
滑竿
huágān
Chinese-style sedan chair
撑竿跳
chēnggāntiào
pole-vaulting
南竿乡
Nángānxiāng
Nankan or Nangan township in Lienchiang county [[連江縣|连江县<Liánjiāngxiàn>]] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan
北竿乡
Běigānxiāng
Peikan township in Lienchiang county [[連江縣|连江县<Liánjiāngxiàn>]] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan
立竿见影
lìgānjiànyǐng
lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect
撑竿跳高
chēnggāntiàogāo
pole vault
百尺竿头
bǎichǐgāntóu
to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
百尺竿头,更尽一步
bǎichǐgāntóu,gèngjìnyībù
lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do

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Character Frequency Rank
2,933
Word Frequency Rank
12,561 of 84,292

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