gàng gōng gāng

flagpole; footbridge; variant of gàng

HSK 6 #3066

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 3066th character
Radical ⽊ (75.3)
Strokes 7
Index # 679

Definitions

杠 gàng
  1. 1. variant of gàng
  2. 2. bar
  3. 3. rod
  4. 4. thick pole
  5. 5. thick line
  6. 6. to mark with a thick line
  7. 7. to sharpen (knife)
  8. 8. (old) coffin-bearing pole
杠 gāng
  1. 1. flagpole
  2. 2. footbridge

Stroke order

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Words containing 杠

Word Meaning
financial leverage
deleveraging (i.e. paying off part of a leverage loan)