棍 (gwan3 | gun4) : rod; scoundrel; swindle

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棍

gwan3

gun4

[1] [n] rod; stick; club; staff; cudgel
[2] [n] scoundrel; rascal; villain; ruffian
[3] [粵] [v] swindle; cheat | [synonym] 滾, 坤

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 1

Radical: 木 (#75)

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

棍

This word has been viewed 9520 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th May 2012 04:03

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棍子 gwan3 zi2 gun4 zi5 = stick; rod

曲棍球 kuk1 gwan3 kau4 qu3 gun4 qiu2 = field hockey

冰棍兒 bing1 gwan3 ji4 bing1 gun4 er5 = ice-lolly; popsicle 國

光棍兒 gwong1 gwan3 ji4 guang1 gun4 er5 = bachelor 國

賭棍 dou2 gwan3 du3 gun4 = (derog.) professional gambler, cardsharper

光棍 gwong1 gwan3 guang1 gun4 = ruffian; bachelor

棍網球 gwan3 mong5 kau4 = lacrosse

雙節棍 soeng1 zit3 gwan3 shuang1 jie2 gun4 = nunchaku (also sometimes called "nunchucks", "numchuks")

波棍 bo1 gwan3 = gear shift; gear stick; gear shift stick 粵

善棍 sin6 gwan3 = a charity racketeer
See all 38 compounds (CantoDict reports 39 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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用支棍搉你頭殼
Use a stick to knock your head.

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Decimal representation of this word: 棍
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