Chinese symbol for “acme”
竿头
gān tóu
Traditional: 竿頭
bamboo pole's uppermost tip; (fig.) acme
The closest CC-CEDICT match for acme is 竿头 (gān tóu), defined as: bamboo pole's uppermost tip; (fig.) acme.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 竿头.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 竹竿 | zhú gān | bamboo pole |
| 立竿见影 (立竿見影) | lì gān jiàn yǐng | (lit.) set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom); (fig.) to get instant results |
| 鱼竿 (魚竿) | yú gān | fishing rod |
| 标竿 (標竿) | biāo gān | benchmark; pole serving as mark or symbol |
| 钓竿 (釣竿) | diào gān | fishing rod; measure word: 根 (gēn) |
| 竿子 | gān zi | bamboo pole; measure word: 根 (gēn), 个 (gè) |
| 头发 (頭髮) | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 街头 (街頭) | jiē tóu | street |
See also: Japanese symbol for “acme”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.