竿 (gān): Bamboo pole — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0Recognition 7-9

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竿=竹bamboo+干dry, shield

A bamboo (竹) pole that is dry (干) and straight, used as a simple rod or staff.

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HSK Vocabulary: 竿

HSK words that contain this character.

竹竿

zhú gān

bamboo pole

HSK 3.0 L7-9

Example Sentences

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

tā他

yòng用

zhú竹

gān竿

liàng晾

shài晒

yī衣

fu服

。

He uses a bamboo pole to dry clothes

bà爸

ba爸

dài带

zhe着

diào钓

gān竿

qù去

hé河

biān

zhè这

gēn根

gān竿

zǐ子

kě可

yǐ以

yòng用

lái来

zhī

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Dad takes a fishing rod to the river to fish

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "gan".

gàn赣 gǎn橄 gān柑 gān肝 gān尴 gàn干

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "竹".

gāo篙 bā笆 zhēng筝 jiān笺 gū箍 zhuàn篆

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