Read Edit View history 杆 gǎngān HSK6 pole Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 干 represents the sound. Simplified form of 桿. Pinyin Separate values with commas gān ×gǎn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 杆 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 桿 ×杆 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 杆 Simp strokes 杆 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 杆 Simp strokes 杆 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 杆 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 104, 526 ], [ 429, 574 ] ], [ [ 249, 822 ], [ 298, 780 ], [ 308, 743 ], [ 281, -11 ] ], [ [ 283, 540 ], [ 234, 389 ], [ 79, 177 ] ], [ [ 317, 387 ], [ 408, 301 ] ], [ [ 507, 620 ], [ 834, 665 ] ], [ [ 428, 396 ], [ 481, 388 ], [ 833, 453 ], [ 951, 444 ] ], [ [ 612, 611 ], [ 661, 568 ], [ 654, -69 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M320,532C388,549 419,557 428,563C453,582 401,597 394,598C366,603 344,592 321,585C293,577 293,577 279,573C216,556 137,541 121,538C96,535 91,524 111,514C163,489 213,507 266,519C302,528 302,528 320,532Z", "M317,394C317,437 319,483 320,532C321,567 321,567 321,585C322,650 324,708 341,754C347,773 345,786 326,799C315,807 304,815 286,825C269,835 227,842 245,807C262,773 277,742 278,709C278,667 279,623 279,573C277,472 277,472 276,422C273,314 263,183 246,109C237,75 243,45 260,10C278,-27 294,-19 305,13C310,27 315,46 315,70C314,95 317,192 317,362C317,383 317,383 317,394Z", "M266,519C228,412 192,350 84,202C66,176 69,159 97,183C112,195 198,269 277,422C310,503 294,603 266,520C266,519 266,519 266,519Z", "M317,362C356,330 381,294 405,294C409,294 414,298 417,305C426,337 407,361 381,373C357,385 337,391 317,394C307,396 308,368 317,362Z", "M667,616C681,620 730,636 819,651C832,654 855,668 815,685C790,696 756,693 705,676C637,655 574,643 518,630C498,626 496,619 513,608C545,589 572,593 607,601C647,611 647,611 667,616Z", "M686,406Q767,419 890,424Q947,424 953,435Q959,448 940,461Q880,500 820,481Q765,469 687,450C650,443 650,443 631,439Q540,423 436,404Q414,400 431,383Q465,355 512,369Q567,387 631,396C668,403 668,403 686,406Z", "M632,-32C644,-100 666,-71 671,-52C684,-9 686,70 687,158C687,197 684,357 686,406C687,435 687,435 687,450C688,500 691,542 699,576C701,589 701,599 667,616C649,627 599,620 607,601C632,552 631,494 631,439C631,410 631,410 631,396C631,154 624,11 632,-32Z" ] } 7 strokes 杆 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 113, 527 ], [ 135, 523 ], [ 191, 528 ], [ 360, 571 ], [ 422, 573 ] ], [ [ 254, 821 ], [ 300, 775 ], [ 306, 756 ], [ 295, 254 ], [ 279, 97 ], [ 280, 2 ] ], [ [ 273, 515 ], [ 253, 424 ], [ 224, 369 ], [ 160, 273 ], [ 77, 177 ] ], [ [ 319, 389 ], [ 383, 341 ], [ 403, 309 ] ], [ [ 513, 620 ], [ 561, 616 ], [ 742, 662 ], [ 784, 669 ], [ 827, 665 ] ], [ [ 434, 393 ], [ 488, 388 ], [ 599, 413 ], [ 835, 453 ], [ 893, 453 ], [ 943, 441 ] ], [ [ 615, 599 ], [ 659, 574 ], [ 655, -64 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 320 532 Q 422 559 428 563 Q 437 572 432 580 Q 423 592 394 598 Q 352 605 321 585 L 279 571 Q 131 541 121 538 Q 84 531 111 514 Q 156 495 221 510 Q 242 516 266 519 L 320 532 Z", "M 317 394 Q 318 458 320 532 L 321 585 Q 321 682 341 754 Q 356 779 326 799 Q 311 811 286 825 Q 264 841 243 827 Q 239 823 245 807 Q 276 758 278 709 Q 278 645 279 571 L 276 422 Q 272 343 272 257 Q 268 181 246 109 Q 236 72 260 10 Q 267 -8 275 -11 Q 281 -18 288 -9 Q 315 7 315 70 Q 314 107 317 362 L 317 394 Z", "M 266 519 Q 241 447 205 381 Q 165 311 70 181 Q 64 171 76 170 Q 97 170 198 294 Q 238 346 276 422 C 339 547 276 547 266 519 Z", "M 317 362 Q 330 356 382 304 Q 392 294 405 294 Q 412 294 417 305 Q 421 315 415 339 Q 411 358 381 373 Q 353 385 321 394 Q 318 395 317 394 C 287 395 291 377 317 362 Z", "M 667 616 Q 688 622 819 651 Q 831 650 839 664 Q 839 677 815 685 Q 781 706 705 676 Q 602 649 518 630 Q 488 624 513 608 Q 549 586 599 599 Q 602 600 607 601 L 667 616 Z", "M 686 406 Q 767 419 890 424 Q 947 424 953 435 Q 959 448 940 461 Q 880 500 820 481 Q 765 469 687 450 L 631 439 Q 540 423 436 404 Q 414 400 431 383 Q 465 355 512 369 Q 567 387 631 396 L 686 406 Z", "M 632 -32 Q 638 -59 645 -69 Q 651 -76 659 -74 Q 674 -65 681 -2 Q 690 79 687 158 Q 684 215 686 406 L 687 450 Q 687 525 699 576 Q 702 595 687 604 Q 677 611 667 616 C 641 631 595 628 607 601 Q 628 565 630 476 Q 630 460 631 439 L 631 396 Q 625 33 632 -32 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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