扁担 biǎndan carrying pole Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 扁担星 biǎndanxīng Altair and neighboring stars The star Altair and the two smaller stars adjacent to it; in Chinese folklore, these represent the [[牛郎|牛郎|niu2 lang2]] carrying his two children on a shoulder pole to meet the [[织女|織女|zhi1 nu:3]].