Keyword
pole
- bamboo pole
- penis
- Frequency
- #3325
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
gān
Mnemonic
⺮ (bamboo) gives the meaning and 干 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
竹竿
bamboo pole
竿
(bound form) pole; rod
立竿见影
(lit.) set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom); (fig.) to get instant results
鱼竿
fishing rod
标竿
benchmark; pole serving as mark or symbol; pole with a trophy hung on it
钓竿
fishing rod
竿子
bamboo pole
百尺竿头
to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
撑竿跳高
pole vault
滑竿
a kind of sedan chair, usu. made of bamboo and mounted on a pair of long bamboo poles
钓鱼竿
fishing rod
撑竿跳
pole vault
八竿子打不着
(coll.) unrelated; lacking any connection
北竿
Peikan Island, one of the Matsu Islands; Peikan township in Lienchiang county 连江县 (Liánjiāngxiàn), Taiwan
竿头
bamboo pole's uppermost tip; (fig.) acme
爬竿
pole-climbing (as gymnastics or circus act); climbing pole
球竿
cue (billiards); club (golf); stick (hockey)
南竿
Nankan Island, one of the Matsu Islands; Nankan or Nangan township in Lienchiang county 连江县 (Liánjiāngxiàn), Taiwan