杆 - gān - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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杆

gān

Definition

pole

Other pronunciations

gǎn

stick
staff
pole
lever
classifier (for long objects such as guns)
measure word

Character Decomposition

Related words (30)

pole

caddie (golf)

backswing (golf)

chip (golf shot)

a boom (i.e. transverse beam for hanging objects)

tension bar

swing (golf)

push rod or tappet (mechanics); putter (golf); to putt (golf)

a pole; a prop

flagpole

wooden pole; wood (golf club)

标杆

biāo gān

surveyor's pole; benchmark; model

railing; banister

mast

club (golf); cue (billiards); also written club (golf); cue (billiards); also written 球桿|球杆[qiu2 gan1]

电杆

diàn gān

electric pole; telephone pole

iron (golf club)

hot-tempered; rash; hot-tempered person

stroke play (golf)

pole-vaulting

par (golf)

stroke play (golf)

sand wedge (golf)

electric pole; telephone pole; lamppost

chipper (golf)

fishing rod

driver (golf)

(golf) hole in one

spoon (golf)

pole-vaulting

Idioms (1)

立杆见影

lì gān jiàn yǐng

(lit.) put up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); to expect instant results

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