Keyword
stick
- cudgel
- scoundrel
- Frequency
- #2290
- Strokes
- 12
Readings
gùn
Mnemonic
木 (wood) gives the meaning and 昆 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
棍
stick; rod; truncheon; scoundrel; villain
棍子
stick; rod
光棍
gangster; hoodlum; bachelor; single man; (dialect) wise person; astute person
恶棍
scoundrel; rogue; bully; villain
曲棍球
field hockey
棍棒
club; staff; stick
警棍
police truncheon
木棍
wooden stick
神棍
charlatan claiming supernatural powers; (fig.) charlatan; phony guru
冰棍
popsicle; ice lolly
撬棍
crowbar
光棍节
Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day
赌棍
hardened gambler; professional gambler
拐棍
cane; walking stick
夹棍
leg vise (torture instrument)
球棍
(sport) club; bat
淫棍
womanizer; lecher
烧火棍
stick or rod used to tend a fire
双节棍
nunchaku
一棍子打死
to deal a single fatal blow; (fig.) to totally repudiate sb because of a minor error
讼棍
(derog.) person who instigates lawsuits or otherwise exploits litigation for personal gain; legal shyster
长棍
baguette
打光棍
to live as a bachelor
打棍子
to bludgeon; to hit with a big stick