gān gǎn

pole; pole; stick

HSK 6 #2011

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 2011th character
Radical ⽊ (75.3)
Strokes 7
Index # 678
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

杆 gān
  1. 1. pole
  2. 2. CL tiáo,gēn
杆 gǎn
  1. 1. pole
  2. 2. stick
  3. 3. lever
  4. 4. classifier for long objects such as guns

Stroke order

杆 stroke order diagram
杆 stroke order animation

Words containing 杆

Word Meaning
par (golf)
railing; banister
stroke play (golf)
sand wedge (golf)
Bacillus anthracis; anthrax bacterium
cue (billiards); club (golf); also written qiú gān
Klebs-Loeddler bacillus (the diphtheria bacterium)
short-stalked variety; short straw variety
the beam of a steelyard; a balance arm
get instant results; quick effect
lit. put up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); to expect instant results
the shaft of a pen or writing brush; pen-holder; pen
arrow shaft
tubercle bacillus
utility pole; telephone pole
stroke play (golf)
Clostridium botulinum
botulinum toxin
Clostridium difficile (bacterium causing gut infection)
(fig.) backing; waist; small of the back
(dialect) leg
selfie stick; also written zì pāi gān
worm (mechanical engineering)
worm-gear pair; worm drive; worm and worm gear
screw