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Chinese symbol for “mast”

桅杆
wéi gān
mast

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mast is 桅杆 (wéi gān), defined as: mast.

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

桅 wéi
a ship's mast
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes
杆 gān
cane, pole, stick
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “mast”

WordPinyinMeaning
桅wéimast
樯 (檣)qiángboom; mast

Related words

Other words that share a character with 桅杆.

WordPinyinMeaning
前桅qián wéiforemast
杠杆 (槓桿)gàng gǎnlever; pry bar
栏杆 (欄杆)lán gānrailing; banister
杆菌 (桿菌)gǎn jūnbacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria)
铁杆 (鐵桿)tiě gāniron (golf club)
电线杆 (電線杆)diàn xiàn gānelectric pole; telephone pole

See also: Japanese symbol for “mast”.

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.

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