杠(gàng)

HSK 7-97 strokesTrad. 槓
Readingsgànggāng

flagpole

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Character information

Pinyin
gàng / gāng
Meaning
flagpole; footbridge
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
槓

Origin & structure

Where 杠 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰木工

A wooden 木 lever 工; 工 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

木mù工gōng

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 槓: tree

How to write 杠 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 杠

Common words using 杠 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gàng杠líng铃
HSK 7-9

barbell

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diào吊gàng杠

trapeze (gymnastics)

Open 吊杠 page →
dān单gàng杠

bar; bold line; horizontal bar (gymnastics event)

Open 单杠 page →
tái抬gàng杠

to bicker; to argue for the sake of arguing; to carry on poles (together wi…

Open 抬杠 page →
bǎo保xiǎn险gàng杠

car bumper

Open 保险杠 page →
gàng杠gǎn杆

lever

Open 杠杆 page →
shuāng双gàng杠

parallel bars (gymnastics event)

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铃吊单抬保险杆双

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