1. 桅
  2. 杆

桅

Previous (辄)Next (俨)
  • 3551st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 3 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
桅→
木危
2Radical
桅→
木tree⺈knife厂cliff乚second㇆N/A
3Graphical
桅→
一丨八⺈厂乚㇆

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wéi (wei2)mast

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 桅 wéi (wei2)The component 危 is pronounced as 'wēi' (wei1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
桅的是我这
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Example Words

Uncommon

桅杆 

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杆

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Previous (泄)Next (挨)
  • 2008th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 73 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
杆→
木干
2Radical
杆→
木tree干dry
3Graphical
杆→
一丨八一一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gān (gan1)pole • CL:條|条[tiao2],根[gen1]
2. gǎn (gan3)stick • pole • lever • classifier for long objects such as guns

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 杆 gān (gan1)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 杆 gān (gan1)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for 杆 gān (gan1)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for 杆 gǎn (gan3)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for 杆 gǎn (gan3)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
6. Pronunciation clue for 杆 gǎn (gan3)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
杆的是我这
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Example Words

Common

栏杆 (欄杆)
铁杆 (鐵桿)
电线杆 (電線杆)

Uncommon

套马杆 (套馬桿)
拉杆 
推杆 (推桿)
挥杆 (揮桿)
摇杆 (搖桿)
旗杆 
杆子 
桅杆 
杆秤 (桿秤)
杆菌 (桿菌)
枪杆子 (槍桿子)
杠杆 (槓桿)
标杆 (標杆)
立杆见影 (立杆見影)
笔杆 (筆桿)
肉毒杆菌 (肉毒桿菌)
电杆 (電杆)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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