竿

gān

Radical: ⺮ pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

竿 decomposes into the following components:

⺮ 干

Semantic component: ⺮; phonetic component: 干.

Words containing 竿

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 竿.

北竿
běi gān
Peikan Island, one of the Matsu Islands
南竿
nán gān
Nankan Island, one of the Matsu Islands
标竿
biāo gān
benchmark
桅竿
wéi gān
ship mast
滑竿
huá gān
Chinese-style sedan chair
爬竿
pá gān
pole-climbing (as gymnastics or circus act)
球竿
qiú gān
cue (billiards)
竹竿
zhú gān
bamboo
竿头
gān tóu
babmoo pole's uppermost tip
竿子
gān zi
bamboo pole
钓竿
diào gān
fishing rod
马竿
mǎ gān

Related characters (radical ⺮)

Characters that share the radical ⺮.

⺮ 劄 竹 竺 竽 笃 笄 笆 笈 笊 笋 笏 笑 笔 笕 笙 笛 笞 笠 笤 笥 符 笨 笪

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