杠 (gàng): Lever — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 杠

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 杠

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

杠

木wood

工work

杠=木wood+工work

A thick wooden (木) pole or bar used for lifting or as a lever, resembling a sturdy beam.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 杠

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5.

How to Use 杠

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 杠 works in context.

Single HSK word

杠 appears in the HSK word 杠杆, meaning "lever; pry bar".

HSK 6

gàng杠

gǎn杆

lever; pry bar

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 杠 is used in context

tā他

zǒng总

ài爱

hé和

bié别

rén人

tái抬

gàng杠

。

He always likes to argue with others.

tā他

yòng用

gàng杠

gǎn杆

qīng轻

sōng松

qiào撬

qǐ起

le

yùn运

dòng动

yuán员

zài在

dān单

gàng杠

shàng上

wán完

chéng

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了

zhòng重

wù物

。

He easily lifted the heavy object with a lever.

成

le了

jīng精

cǎi彩

dòng动

zuò作

。

The athlete performed amazing moves on the horizontal bar.

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