竿 (gon1 | gan1) : bamboo pole; rod

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竿

gon1

gan1

[1] bamboo pole; rod
[2] [classifier] number (for bamboos)

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 竹 (#118)

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

竿

This word has been viewed 3019 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Oct 2009 06:10

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立竿見影 lap6 gon1 gin3 jing2 = instant results

魚竿 jyu4 gon1 = [n] a fishing rod

日上三竿 jat6 soeng5 saam1 gon1 ri4 shang4 san1 gan1 = late in the morning

擔竿 daam3 gon1 = a shoulder pole 粵

桅竿 wai4 gon1 wei2 gan1 = mast (of a ship)

北竿鄉 bak1 gon1 hoeng1 bei3 gan1 xiang1 = Peikan (village in Taiwan)

南竿鄉 naam4 gon1 hoeng1 nan2 gan1 xiang1 = Nankan (village in Taiwan)

百尺竿頭更進一步 baak3 cek3 gon1 tau4 gang3 zeon3 jat1 bou6 = even a 100 foot stalk of bamboo can progress one more step

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 竿
Unicode code for this character: U+7aff (off-site link)

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