Chinese Word: 竿 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

竿

Pinyin: gān

English Definition: pole

Chinese Definition:
①竹子的主干：竹竿。立竿见影。揭竿而起。
②特指“钓鱼竿”：垂竿。投竿。竿钓。
③古代指竹简：竿牍(书信)。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 竹

Pictophonetic:干 indicates the sound; ⺮ (bamboo) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⺮ [ zhú ] bamboo; flute
- 干 [ gàn ] arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade

Similar Characters: 竽

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立竿见影	lì gān jiàn yǐng	lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect; quick results
钓竿	diào gān	fishing rod; Classifiers: 根
撑竿跳高	chēng gān tiào gāo	pole vault; also written 撑杆跳高
百尺竿头	bǎi chǐ gān tóu	to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
滑竿	huá gān	Chinese-style sedan chair

1		bú huì 不会 qī 漆 cè liáng 测量 gān 竿 de 的。 Not the measuring stick.
2		tā 她 bǎ 把 chuāng lián 窗帘 guà 挂 zài 在 yī 衣 gān 竿 shàng 上。 She hung curtains on a rod.
3		cóng 从 yā lì 压力 zhōng 中， zhī dào 知道 ài 爱 tā 他 de 的 gān 竿 hé 和 zhàng 杖 Pressed into loving the staff and the rod.
4		tā 他 yòu 又 liáng 量 xiàng 向 diàn mén 殿门 de 的 láng zǐ 廊子， kuān 宽 yī 一 gān 竿。 He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.
5		zhè 这 qún 群 jiā huo 家伙 yì yōng ér shàng 一拥而上 bǎ 把 dòu 豆 gān 竿 tuō 拖 shàng 上 le 了 dà jiē 大街。 The guys jumped on the beanpole and dragged him into the street.

1		bú huì 不会 qī 漆 cè liáng 测量 gān 竿 de 的。 Not the measuring stick.
2		tā 她 bǎ 把 chuāng lián 窗帘 guà 挂 zài 在 yī 衣 gān 竿 shàng 上。 She hung curtains on a rod.
3		cóng 从 yā lì 压力 zhōng 中， zhī dào 知道 ài 爱 tā 他 de 的 gān 竿 hé 和 zhàng 杖 Pressed into loving the staff and the rod.
4		tā 他 yòu 又 liáng 量 xiàng 向 diàn mén 殿门 de 的 láng zǐ 廊子， kuān 宽 yī 一 gān 竿。 He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.
5		zhè 这 qún 群 jiā huo 家伙 yì yōng ér shàng 一拥而上 bǎ 把 dòu 豆 gān 竿 tuō 拖 shàng 上 le 了 dà jiē 大街。 The guys jumped on the beanpole and dragged him into the street.