杆 — Chinese character
杆
gān
cane, pole, stick
- Pinyin
- gān
- Radical
- 75 ⽊ (Tree)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 木 干
- Formation
- pictophonetic — wood; meaning component 木; sound component 干
- Traditional
- 桿
- Japanese
- 杆 as a kanji
Common words with 杆
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 杠杆 (槓桿) | gàng gǎn | lever; pry bar |
| 栏杆 (欄杆) | lán gān | railing; banister |
| 杆菌 (桿菌) | gǎn jūn | bacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria) |
| 铁杆 (鐵桿) | tiě gān | iron (golf club) |
| 铁杆 (鐵桿) | tiě gǎn | iron rod; zealous |
| 电线杆 (電線杆) | diàn xiàn gān | electric pole; telephone pole |
| 电线杆 (電線桿) | diàn xiàn gǎn | electric pole; telephone pole |
| 标杆 (標杆) | biāo gān | surveyor's pole; post (used for a landmark) |
| 旗杆 | qí gān | flagpole |
| 杆子 | gān zi | pole |
| 杆子 (桿子) | gǎn zi | pole; stick |
| 桅杆 | wéi gān | mast |
English words written with 杆
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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