• 3060th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 19 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. 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 gàng (gang4)The component is pronounced as 'gòng' (gong4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for gàng (gang4)The component 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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  • 2008th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 61 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gǎn (gan3)stick • pole • lever • classifier for long objects such as guns

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gǎn (gan3)The component is pronounced as 'hàn' (han4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for gǎn (gan3)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for gǎn (gan3)The component is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

铁杆 (鐵桿)
电线杆 (電線桿)

Uncommon

套马杆 (套馬桿)
推杆 (推桿)
挥杆 (揮桿)
摇杆 (搖桿)
杆子 (桿子)
杆秤 (桿秤)
杆菌 (桿菌)
枪杆子 (槍桿子)
杠杆 (槓桿)
笔杆 (筆桿)
肉毒杆菌 (肉毒桿菌)
螺杆 (螺桿)
电杆 (電桿)

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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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