杠 gāng · gàng

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

flagpole

Radical: 木
Strokes: 7
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 木工
Traditional: 杠
Frequency: #2616 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

gāngMain reading gàngRare reading

gāng

gang1Main readingHSK 7–9

flagpole CC-CEDICT
footbridge CC-CEDICT

gàng

gang4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is gāng.

(old) coffin-bearing pole CC-CEDICT
thick pole; bar; rod CC-CEDICT
bold line; thick stroke CC-CEDICT
to mark with a thick line CC-CEDICT
to sharpen (a knife, razor etc) CC-CEDICT
(slang) to argue; to be deliberately argumentative CC-CEDICT
standard; criterion CC-CEDICT
hyphen; dash CC-CEDICT

Words that use “杠” as gàng

杠铃gàng línga heavy metal bar used for lifting exercise to make the body…WordHSK 7–9 单杠dān gàngbarWord 双杠shuāng gàngparallel barsWord 吊杠diào gàngtrapezeWord 抬杠tái gàngto bickerWord 撬杠qiào gàngcrowbarWord 斜杠xié gàngslashWord 杠上gàng shàngto get into a dispute withWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 杠

Draw “杠” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

请在这句话下面画一条杠。
qǐng zài zhè jù huà xià miàn huà yī tiáo gàng
Please draw a thick line under this sentence.
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他用一根杠子抬水。
tā yòng yī gēn gàng zi tái shuǐ
He carries water with a thick pole.
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这个名字上有一个红杠。
zhè ge míng zì shàng yǒu yī ge hóng gàng
There is a thick red line over this name.
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Same radical 木

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杠

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