Chinese Word: 杆 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

杆 (Trad.: 桿)HSK 6

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 木

Pictophonetic: 干 indicates the sound; 木 (wood) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 干 [ gàn ] arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade

Similar Characters: 忏杵杜秆扦衽枉征柱轩杍

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Pinyin: gān

English Definition: pole; Classifiers: 条

Chinese Definition:
①较长的棍：杆子(ａ．长棍；b．方言，指揭竿而起的人；c．指结伙抢劫的土匪)。旗杆。桅杆。电线杆。[合]旗杆；电线杆；桅杆。)
Example Words:

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

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Pinyin: gǎn

English Definition: stick; pole; lever; classifier for long objects such as guns

Chinese Definition:
①器物上像棍子的细长部分：杆秤(区别于台秤等)。笔杆儿。杆菌。
②量词，用于有杆的器物：一杆笔。一杆步枪。
Example Words:

杠杆	gàng gǎn	lever; pry bar; crowbar; financial leverage	HSK 6
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)

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1		zhè 这 gēn 根 gǎn zi 杆子 bèi 被 yòng lái 用来 chēng qǐ 撑起 zhàng peng 帐篷。 The pole was used to prop up the tent.
2		zhè 这 gēn 根 gǎn zi 杆子 kě yǐ 可以 yòng lái 用来 zhī chēng 支撑 zhàng peng 帐篷。 This pole can be used to prop up the tent.
3		tā yòng 他用 yī gēn 一根 cháng 长 gān zi 杆子 cè liáng 测量 fáng jiān 房间 de 的 gāo dù 高度。 He measured the height of the room with a long pole.
4		tā yòng 他用 yī gēn 一根 cū 粗 gān zi 杆子 tiǎo qǐ 挑起 le 了 yí kuài 一块 jù shí 巨石。 He leveraged a boulder with a thick pole.
5		jīn tiān 今天 de 的 bào fēng yǔ 暴风雨 guā 刮 dào 倒 le 了 shù mù 树木 hé 和 diàn xiàn gǎn 电线杆。 Today’s storm knocked down trees and power poles.

1		zhè 这 gēn 根 gǎn zi 杆子 bèi 被 yòng lái 用来 chēng qǐ 撑起 zhàng peng 帐篷。 The pole was used to prop up the tent.
2		zhè 这 gēn 根 gǎn zi 杆子 kě yǐ 可以 yòng lái 用来 zhī chēng 支撑 zhàng peng 帐篷。 This pole can be used to prop up the tent.
3		tā yòng 他用 yī gēn 一根 cháng 长 gān zi 杆子 cè liáng 测量 fáng jiān 房间 de 的 gāo dù 高度。 He measured the height of the room with a long pole.
4		tā yòng 他用 yī gēn 一根 cū 粗 gān zi 杆子 tiǎo qǐ 挑起 le 了 yí kuài 一块 jù shí 巨石。 He leveraged a boulder with a thick pole.
5		jīn tiān 今天 de 的 bào fēng yǔ 暴风雨 guā 刮 dào 倒 le 了 shù mù 树木 hé 和 diàn xiàn gǎn 电线杆。 Today’s storm knocked down trees and power poles.