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Character Decomposition
杆=木+干
Etymology
wood
Meanings2 pronunciations
gān
(bound form) pole; shaft
gǎn
stick
pole
lever
classifier for long objects such as guns
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Words with 杆 117 total
the beam of a steelyard · a balance arm秤杆chèng gǎnthe shaft of a pen or writing brush · (metonym) pen (as in shuǎ bǐ gǎn and yáo bǐ gǎn)笔杆bǐ gǎntension bar拉杆lā gānsurveyor's pole · post (used for a landmark) · (fig.) goal; model; benchmark标杆biāo gān(dialect) leg脚杆jiǎo gǎnbacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria)杆菌gǎn jūnpole杆子gān zirailing · banister栏杆lán gānflagpole旗杆qí gānwooden pole · wood (golf club)木杆mù gān(a person's) back (usu. as sth one keeps straight) · (fig.) backing; support腰杆yāo gǎnmast桅杆wéi gāniron (golf club)铁杆tiě gānbackswing (golf)上杆shàng gānchip (golf shot)切杆qiē gāna boom (i.e. transverse beam for hanging objects)吊杆diào gāntappet (machine part)挺杆tǐng gǎnpush rod or tappet (mechanics) · putter (golf) · to putt (golf)推杆tuī gānswing (golf)挥杆huī gānjoystick摇杆yáo gǎna pole · a prop撑杆chēng gāncaddie (golf)杆弟gān dìa steelyard (a type of balance)杆秤gǎn chènggun barrel枪杆qiāng gǎn
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