桿 (gon1 | gan3) : small cylindrical object

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桿

gon1

gan3

[1] small cylindrical object, such as barrel (of gun), stem (of pipe), shaft (of pen), etc
[2] classifier for small cylindrical objects

杆 is also a traditional character with a different meaning.

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

桿 / 杆

Don't confuse with:
稈

This word has been viewed 4954 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Oct 2010 11:26

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杠桿 gong3 gon1 gang4 gan3 = lever

球桿 kau4 gon2 = club

三桿式天平 saam1 gon1 /2 /3 sik1 tin1 ping4 san1gan3shi4tian1ping2 = [lab eq.] triple beam balance

槓桿天平 gong3 gon1 tin1 ping4 gang4 gan3 tian1 ping2 = lever balance

肉毒桿菌 juk6 duk6 gon2 kwan2 rou4 du2 gan3 jun1 = allantiasis bacillus; Bacillus botulinus; Clostridium botulinum

一桿進洞 jat1 gon2 zeon3 dung6 yi1 gan3 jin4 dong4 = (golf) hole in one

推桿 teoi1 gon1 tui1 gan1 = push rod; putter

大腸桿菌 daai6 coeng4 gon2 kwan2 da4 chang2 gan3 jun4 (Taiwan), da4 chang2 gan3 jun1 (PRC) = coliform bacillius

炭疽桿菌 taan3 zeoi1 gon1 kwan2 tan4 ju1 gan3 jun1 = anthrax bacillus

枯草桿菌 fu1 cou2 gon2 kwan2 ku1 cao3 gan3 jun4 = Bacillus subtilis; grass bacillus; hay bacillus; hay-bacillus

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Decimal representation of this word: 桿
Unicode code for this character: U+687f (off-site link)

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