1. 杠
  2. 杆

杠

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  • 3060th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
杠→
木工
2Radical
杠→
木tree工work
3Graphical
杠→
一丨八一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gāng (gang1)flagpole • footbridge
2. gàng (gang4)variant of 槓|杠[gang4]
3. gàng (gang4)thick pole • bar • rod • thick line • to mark with a thick line • to sharpen (knife) • (old) coffin-bearing pole

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 杠 gāng (gang1)The component 工 is pronounced as 'gōng' (gong1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 杠 gàng (gang4)The component 工 is pronounced as 'gōng' (gong1). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 杠 gàng (gang4)The component 工 is pronounced as 'gōng' (gong1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

保险杠 (保險槓)
抬杠 (抬槓)
杠杆 (槓桿)

Uncommon

单杠 (單槓)
斜杠 (斜槓)
杠子 (槓子)
杠铃 (槓鈴)
杠头 (槓頭)
双杠 (雙槓)
高低杠 (高低槓)

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杆

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  • 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.

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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