杆

桿
gǎn
#2,008 most
frequent character
stick, pole, lever

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

杆 uses 木 wood as its meaning part and 干 gàn as its sound part. It first meant a long staff made of wood. The sense widened to pole and lever; read gǎn, it counts long objects.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

杆gān
pole, staff

Homophones

HSK 3
敢gǎn
to dare, daring, (polite) may I venture
赶gǎn
catch up with
感gǎn
to feel, to move, to touch

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