gān
竿

common
noun

Meaning of 竿

竿 means bamboo pole; wooden pole; rod. Pronounced gān.

  • bamboo pole; wooden pole; rod

Character Info

Radical
Strokes11
Components

Stroke Order

竿

Definitions & Examples

zhe
diào
gān竿
zuò
zài
biān
diào
 

He sat by the river fishing with a fishing pole.

gān竿
jiàn
yǐng
shì
cháng
yòng
de
chéng
 

Pole erected, shadow seen is a commonly used idiom.

Bǎi
chǐ
gān竿
tóu
 
gèng
jìn
 
men
yào
 

Even on a hundred-foot pole, we must climb one step further; keep striving even after achieving success.

Gōng
rén
men
yòng
zhú
gān竿
jiàn
le
lín
shí
de
zhē
yáng
péng
 

The workers used bamboo poles to build a temporary sunshade.

Zhè
liàng
gānr竿
bèi
fēng
chuī
wāi
le
 
 

This clothesline pole was tilted by the wind.