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竿
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pole

HSK 7
Nature →Plants
gān
カン
さお
간
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 干 represents the sound.
Components
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 干 offend =
竿 pole
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
干 Phonetic component
gān offend
to concern
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Notes
Similar Characters
竺 India筑 short name for (simp)筮 divination with stalks竽 ancient笄 Fifteen-Year-Old Hairpin笆 bamboo fence笈 bamboo box used笊 bamboo笋 bamboo (simp)笏 tablet held by笔 writing utensil (simp)笕 bamboo (simp)笙 small gourd-shaped musical笛 flute笞 bamboo rod used笠 bamboo hat笤 a broom笥 a hamper符 symbol笨 stupid
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
竿
Regular
Modern
Chinese
竿 [gān]
pole
Japanese
竿 かん 同音
suffixcounter counter for poles, rods, etc.
竿 、 棹 さお 同音

noun

  1. rod; pole
  2. neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen (esp. 棹)
  3. beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
  4. single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
  5. slang penis

counter

  1. counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
竿 いくみ
Ikumi unclassified name
竿 さお
Sao surname
竿 さおさき
Saosaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (31)
立竿见影 [lì​gān​jiàn​yǐng] #43,113
lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect
立竿见影 [lì​gān​jiàn​yǐng] #43,113
lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect
鱼竿 [yú​gān] #22,383
fishing rod
鱼竿 [yú​gān] #22,383
fishing rod
竿子 [gān​zi] #27,190
bamboo pole
钓竿 [diào​gān] #34,358
fishing rod
钓竿 [diào​gān] #34,358
fishing rod
百尺竿头 [bǎi​chǐ​gān​tóu] #53,495
to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
百尺竿头 [bǎi​chǐ​gān​tóu] #53,495
to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
撑竿跳 [chēng​gān​tiào] #44,360
pole-vaulting
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JAPANESE WORDS (22)
釣竿 [つりざお] #31,180
fishing rod
物干し竿 [ものほしざお] #50,766
pole on which to hang laundry for drying
肉竿 [にくざお] #51,706
penis
竹竿 [たけざお] #73,414
bamboo pole
旗竿 [はたざお] #76,849
flagstaff
棹立ち [さおだち] #102,071
bolting upright
竿頭 [かんとう] #116,807
top of a pole
百尺竿頭 [ひゃくせきかんとう] #149,310
the highest state of one's enlightenment
竿姉妹 [さおしまい] #161,390
women who have had sex with the same man
さお竹 [さおだけ] #161,588
bamboo pole
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