| 杆子 | gān zi | pole | |
| 栏杆 | lán gān | railing; banister | |
| 旗杆 | qí gān | flagpole | |
| 标杆 | biāo gān | surveyor's pole; post (used for a landmark); Classifiers: 根 ; (fig.) goal; model; benchmark | |
| 桅杆 | wéi gān | mast |
| 杠杆HSK 6 | gàng gǎn | lever; pry bar; crowbar; financial leverage | |
| 电线杆 | diàn xiàn gǎn | electric pole; telephone pole; lamppost; Classifiers: 根 | |
| 杆菌 | gǎn jūn | bacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria) | |
| 电杆 | diàn gǎn | electric pole; telegraph pole | |
| 大肠杆菌 | dà cháng gǎn jūn | Escherichia coli (E. coli) |
| 1 | The pole was used to prop up the tent. | |
| 2 | This pole can be used to prop up the tent. | |
| 3 | He measured the height of the room with a long pole. | |
| 4 | He leveraged a boulder with a thick pole. | |
| 5 | Today’s storm knocked down trees and power poles. |