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Keyword
stick
  • cane
  • pole
Frequency
#1781
Strokes
7
Readings
gān
Mnemonic
木 (wood) gives the meaning and 干 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
杠杆gànggǎn
lever; pry bar; crowbar; financial leverage
杆gǎn
stick; pole; lever; classifier for long objects such as guns
栏杆lángān
railing; banister
杆菌gǎnjūn
bacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria)
杆gān
(bound form) pole; shaft
铁杆tiěgān
iron (golf club)
电线杆diànxiàngān
electric pole; telephone pole; lamppost
标杆biāogān
surveyor's pole; post (used for a landmark); (fig.) goal; model; benchmark
大肠杆菌dàchánggǎnjūn
Escherichia coli (E. coli)
拉杆lāgān
tension bar
球杆qiúgān
club (golf); cue (billiards); also written 球杆 (qiúgān)
推杆tuīgān
push rod or tappet (mechanics); putter (golf); to putt (golf)
笔杆子bǐgǎnzi
pen; an effective writer
操纵杆cāozònggǎn
joystick; control lever
控制杆kòngzhìgǎn
control lever; joystick
电杆diàngān
electric pole; telephone pole
木杆mùgān
wooden pole; wood (golf club)