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ㄍㄢ

gān

pole

杆 is a 7 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as gān in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as gǎn.

In traditional Chinese the character may be used.

It is made up of the components (wood) and (do/work).

  • ㄍㄢ

    gān

    pole

    • ㄇㄨ ˋ

      wood

    • ㄍㄢ ˋ

      gàn

      do/work

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 杆

gǎn
gān

Definitions for 杆 pronounced as gǎn

  • stick
  • pole
  • lever
  • classifier for long objects such as guns

Definitions for 杆 pronounced as gān

  • pole
  • CL:條|条[tiao2],根[gen1]

Vocabulary

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Collections

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Book 5 part 1

by Junon 188 characters

Book 4 part 1

by Junon 176 characters

HSK 6

by CharacterPop 924 characters

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