ㄍㄤ

gāng

flagpole

杠 is a 7 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as gāng in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as gàng.

In traditional Chinese the character 槓 may be used.

It is made up of the components 木 (wood) and 工 (work).

  • 杠
    ㄍㄤ

    gāng

    flagpole

    • 木
      ㄇㄨ ˋ

      mù

      wood

    • 工
      ㄍㄨㄥ

      gōng

      work

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 杠

gàng
gāng

Definitions for 杠 pronounced as gàng

  • thick pole
  • bar
  • rod
  • thick line
  • to mark with a thick line
  • to sharpen (knife)
  • (old) coffin-bearing pole
  • variant of 槓|杠[gang4]

Definitions for 杠 pronounced as gāng

  • flagpole
  • footbridge

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