杆

gān, gǎn

pole

Radical: 木 HSK 6 g, q pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

杆 decomposes into the following components:

木 干

Semantic component: 木; phonetic component: 干.

Words containing 杆

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 杆.

上杆
shàng gān
backswing (golf)
切杆
qiē gān
chip (golf shot)
吊杆
diào gān
a boom (i.e. transverse beam for hanging objects)
开杆
kāi gān
拉杆
lā gān
tension bar
挥杆
huī gān
swing (golf)
挺杆
tǐng gǎn
tappet (machine part)
推杆
tuī gān
push rod or tappet (mechanics)
摇杆
yáo gǎn
rocker
撑杆
chēng gān
a pole
旗杆
qí gān
flagpole
木杆
mù gān
wooden pole

Related characters (radical 木)

Characters that share the radical 木.

木 未 末 本 札 朮 术 朱 朴 朵 机 朽 朿 杀 杂 权 杈 杉 杌 李 杏 材 村 杓

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