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CHINESE CHARACTER
gǎn
桿
桿
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pole; staff
- Numbered pinyin
- gan3
- English meanings
- pole; staff; shaft; measure word for guns or pens
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
awkward; embarrassed
do
do; work; trunk; cadre
feel
dare
pole
sweet; willing
stalk; straw
pole; rod
liver
pursue
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Related words
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- 筆桿
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