Chinese symbol for “flagpole”
杠
gāng
flagpole; footbridge
The closest CC-CEDICT match for flagpole is 杠 (gāng), defined as: flagpole; footbridge.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “flagpole”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 杠.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 杠杆 (槓桿) | gàng gǎn | lever; pry bar |
| 单杠 (單槓) | dān gàng | bar; bold line |
| 双杠 (雙槓) | shuāng gàng | parallel bars (gymnastics event) |
| 抬杠 (抬槓) | tái gàng | to bicker; to argue for the sake of arguing |
| 保险杠 (保險槓) | bǎo xiǎn gàng | car bumper |
| 杠铃 (槓鈴) | gàng líng | barbell |
See also: Japanese symbol for “flagpole”.
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.