| 1 | 杆 | 桿 | gǎn | gan3 | stick; pole; lever; classifier for long objects such as guns | | |
| 2 | 杠杆 | 槓桿 | gàng gǎn | gang4 gan3 | lever; lever; pry bar; crowbar; financial leverage | | |
| 3 | 杆菌 | 桿菌 | gǎn jūn | gan3 jun1 | bacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria) | | |
| 4 | 蜡样芽孢杆菌 | 蠟樣芽孢桿菌 | là yàng yá bāo gǎn jūn | la4 yang4 ya2 bao1 gan3 jun1 | (microbiology) Bacillus cereus | | |
| 5 | 仙人掌杆菌 | 仙人掌桿菌 | xiān rén zhǎng gǎn jūn | xian1 ren2 zhang3 gan3 jun1 | (microbiology) Bacillus cereus | | |
| 6 | 自拍杆 | 自拍桿 | zì pāi gǎn | zi4 pai1 gan3 | selfie stick; also written 自拍杆 | | |
| 7 | 箭杆 | 箭桿 | jiàn gǎn | jian4 gan3 | arrow shaft | | |
| 8 | 集电杆 | 集電桿 | jí diàn gǎn | ji2 dian4 gan3 | electric trolley pole | | |
| 9 | 霍乱杆菌 | 霍亂桿菌 | huò luàn gǎn jūn | huo4 luan4 gan3 jun1 | Vibrio cholerae; the cholera bacterium | | |
| 10 | 换挡杆 | 換擋桿 | huàn dǎng gǎn | huan4 dang3 gan3 | gear lever | | |
| 11 | 杠杆收购 | 杠杆收購 | gàng gǎn shōu gòu | gang4 gan3 shou1 gou4 | leveraged buyout (LBO) | | |
| 12 | 杆子 | 桿子 | gǎn zi | gan3 zi5 | pole; stick; club; gang of bandits | | |
| 13 | 杆秤 | 桿秤 | gǎn chèng | gan3 cheng4 | a steelyard (a type of balance) | | |
| 14 | 矮杆品种 | 矮桿品種 | ǎi gǎn pǐn zhǒng | ai3 gan3 pin3 zhong3 | short-stalked variety; short straw variety | | |
| 15 | 顶杆 | 頂桿 | dǐng gǎn | ding3 gan3 | top bar; crown bar | | |
| 16 | 钓杆 | 釣桿 | diào gǎn | diao4 gan3 | fishing rod | | |
| 17 | 电线杆 | 電線桿 | diàn xiàn gǎn | dian4 xian4 gan3 | electric pole; telephone pole; lamppost; Classifiers: 根 | | |
| 18 | 电杆 | 電桿 | diàn gǎn | dian4 gan3 | variant of 電桿 |电杆 , electric pole; telegraph pole; electric pole; telegraph pole | | |
| 19 | 大肠杆菌 | 大腸桿菌 | dà cháng gǎn jūn | da4 chang2 gan3 jun1 | Escherichia coli (E. coli) | | |
| 20 | 秤杆 | 秤桿 | chèng gǎn | cheng4 gan3 | the beam of a steelyard; a balance arm | | |
| 21 | 操纵杆 | 操縱桿 | cāo zòng gǎn | cao1 zong4 gan3 | joystick; control lever | | |
| 22 | 布氏杆菌病 | 布氏桿菌病 | bù shì gǎn jūn bìng | bu4 shi4 gan3 jun1 bing4 | brucellosis (undulant fever or Mediterranean fever) | | |
| 23 | 变速杆 | 變速桿 | biàn sù gǎn | bian4 su4 gan3 | gear lever; stick shift | | |
| 24 | 笔杆子 | 筆桿子 | bǐ gǎn zi | bi3 gan3 zi5 | pen; an effective writer | | |
| 25 | 笔杆 | 筆桿 | bǐ gǎn | bi3 gan3 | the shaft of a pen or writing brush; pen-holder; pen | | |