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杆

gān

pole; shaft of spear

Shadow
Strokes
7
Radical
木
HSK
6
Tone
1

Other readings: gàn

Traditional form: 桿

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 枪杆子里面出政权。

    Qiāng gǎn zi lǐ miàn chū zhèng quán

    Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 杆

  • 杆gān 1pole
  • 杠杆gàng gǎn 4–3 lever; pry bar; crowbar; financial leverage
  • 栏杆lán gān 2–1 railing; banister
  • 杆gǎn 3stick; pole; lever; classifier for long objects such as guns