杆

Character

杆 gǎn · gān

HSK 6Character2 readings

stick

Radical: 木
Strokes: 7
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 木干
Traditional: 杆
Frequency: #2013 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

gǎnMain reading gānRare reading

gǎn

gan3Main readingHSK 6

stick CC-CEDICT
pole CC-CEDICT
lever CC-CEDICT
classifier for long objects such as guns CC-CEDICT

Words that use “杆” as gǎn

挺杆tǐng gǎntappetWord 摇杆yáo gǎnjoystickWord 杆子gān zipoleWord+1 reading 杆秤gǎn chènga steelyardWord 杆菌gǎn jūnbacillusWord 杠杆gàng gǎnleverWord 枪杆qiāng gǎngun barrelWord 电杆diàn gānelectric poleWord+1 reading

gān

gan1Reading 2Rare reading

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

long straight pole (as in 旗杆, a flagpole)
thin rod (as in 笔杆, the barrel of a pen)

Examples

旗杆上有一面红旗。
qí gān shàng yǒu yī miàn hóng qí
There is a red flag on the flagpole.
AI-generated sentence
电线杆上有很多小鸟。
diàn xiàn gān shàng yǒu hěn duō xiǎo niǎo
There are many little birds on the telephone pole.
AI-generated sentence
这支笔的杆是红色的。
zhè zhī bǐ de gǎn shì hóng sè de
The barrel of this pen is red.
AI-generated sentence

Words that use “杆” as gān

栏杆lán gāna low fence of metal bars beside stairs, a bridge, or a balconyWordHSK 7–9 上杆shàng gānbackswingWord 切杆qiē gānchipWord 吊杆diào gāna boomWord 开杆kāi gānto startWord 拉杆lā gāntension barWord 挥杆huī gānswingWord 推杆tuī gānpush rod or tappetWord

Stroke order

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Same radical 木

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来lái 本běn 東dōng 檯tái 机jī 機jī 果guǒ 样yàng 樣yàng 樂lè 業yè 林lín

杆