What does 杠 mean in Chinese?

杠 (gàng) means "thick pole; bar; rod; thick line; to mark with a thick line; to sharpen (knife); (old) coffin-bearing pole" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 6 word.

How do you pronounce 杠?

杠 is pronounced "gàng" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What words contain the character 杠?

Common words with 杠 include 吊杠 (trapeze (gymnastics)), 单杠 (bar), 抬杠 (to bicker), 撬杠 (crowbar), 斜杠 (oblique bar).

How do you write 杠?

You can practice writing 杠 using our stroke order tool.

杠 (gàng), thick pole

杠

gàng

thick pole; bar; rod; thick line

HSK 6verb

Traditional: 槓

Character Breakdown

Radical: 木 (no. 75)Traditional: 槓

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Definitions

(verb) thick pole
bar
rod
thick line
to mark with a thick line
to sharpen (knife)
(old) coffin-bearing pole

Example Sentences

体育课上单杠运动很难练习。

Dāngàng yùndòng hěn nán

The horizontal bar exercise is very difficult

Words Containing 杠

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
吊杠	diào gàng	trapeze (gymnastics)
单杠	dān gàng	bar
抬杠	tái gàng	to bicker
撬杠	qiào gàng	crowbar
斜杠	xié gàng	oblique bar
杠刀	gàng dāo	to sharpen a knife (or razor etc)
杠夫	gàng fū	pole carrier
杠子	gàng zi	thick bar
杠杆	gàng gǎn	lever
杠荡	gàng dàng	to shake

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Related Words

厚(hòu)· thick

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杠子(gàng zi)· thick bar

HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 6

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