竿(gān)

HSK 7-99 strokes

pole

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Character information

Pinyin
gān
Meaning
pole
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 竿 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱⺮干

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺮ (bamboo); 干 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

⺮干gān

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 竿 step by step

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

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Words with 竿

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

zhú竹gān竿
HSK 7-9

bamboo pole

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běi北gān竿

Peikan Island, one of the Matsu Islands; Peikan township in Lienchiang coun…

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nán南gān竿

Nankan Island, one of the Matsu Islands; Nankan or Nangan township in Lienc…

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wéi桅gān竿

ship mast; mast; also written 桅杆

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gān竿zǐ子

bamboo pole

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yú鱼gān竿

fishing rod

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bǎi百chǐ尺gān竿tóu头

to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)

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lì立gān竿jiàn见yǐng影

(lit.) set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom)

Open 立竿见影 page →

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From 竿’s common words

竹北南桅子鱼百尺

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