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Meaning of 杆

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(Trad.: 桿)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6
Total strokes: 7; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (wood) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
    • [ gàn ] arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
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1
Pinyin: gān
English Definition:pole; Classifiers:
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 gān flagpole
标杆 biāo gān surveyor's pole; post (used for a landmark); Classifiers: ; (fig.) goal; model; benchmark
桅杆 wéi gān mast
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2
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HSK 6 gàng gǎn lever; pry bar; crowbar; financial leverage
电线杆 diàn xiàn gǎn electric pole; telephone pole; lamppost; Classifiers:
杆菌 gǎn jūn bacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria)
电杆 diàn gǎn electric pole; telegraph pole
大肠杆菌 cháng gǎn jūn Escherichia coli (E. coli)
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Example Sentences
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
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Today’s storm knocked down trees and power poles.