杠 Stroke Order — How to Write 杠

Stroke Order

杠 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

杠 Radical and Character Components

Components:木工

杠 is an ideographic compound. A wooden 木 lever 工; 工 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 木 + 3 more strokes

杠 Pronunciation and Pinyin

gàng
gāng

Meanings of 杠 in Chinese

gàng杠

lever; crowbar; bar

他用一根铁杠撬开了箱子。

He pried open the box with an iron crowbar.

horizontal bar; parallel bars (gymnastics)

她在单杠上做了一个漂亮的动作。

She performed a beautiful move on the horizontal bar.

to argue; to contradict

你别老是跟我杠。

Don't always argue with me.

gāng杠

whetstone; to sharpen

他用刀杠把刀磨得很锋利。

He sharpened the knife very well with a whetstone.

carrying pole; to carry on a pole

农民用杠子挑着两筐菜。

The farmer carried two baskets of vegetables with a carrying pole.

Common Words and Phrases with 杠

gàng杠dàng荡

To shake or sway repeatedly; to hesitate or be indecisive.

小孩子不停地去杠荡刚搭好的积木塔，让它摇摇欲坠

The child kept shaking the newly built block tower, making it wobble precariously.

gàng杠dāo刀

To sharpen a knife or razor by rubbing it on a surface like cloth, leather, or stone.

老铁匠耐心地在磨刀石上杠刀，让生锈的刀刃重新焕发光泽。

The old blacksmith patiently honed the knife on the whetstone, making the rusty blade shine again.

gàng杠gǎn杆

A lever is a simple machine consisting of a rigid bar that pivots on a fixed point (fulcrum) to amplify force or change the direction of motion, often used to lift or move objects.

千斤顶利用杠杆原理，可以轻松举起重物。

A jack utilizes the principle of leverage to effortlessly lift heavy objects.

gàng杠líng铃

A barbell is a piece of exercise equipment used for weightlifting, consisting of a long bar with adjustable weights attached to both ends.

他每天都用杠铃进行力量训练。

He uses a barbell for strength training every day.

gàng杠tóu头

An argumentative and stubborn person; a contrarian.

他是个老杠头，总喜欢和人争论不休

He's an old argumentative person, always fond of debating endlessly with others.

gàng杠zi子

Gàngzi (杠子) refers to a thick stick or a stout carrying pole, an exercise bar (such as a horizontal bar), or a thick line used as a mark in written corrections.