杆 Stroke Order — How to Write 杆

Stroke Order

杆 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.

杆 Radical and Character Components

Components:木干

杆 is a phono-semantic compound: 木 (wood) carries the meaning, while 干 indicates the sound.

Radical: 木 + 3 more strokes

杆 Pronunciation and Pinyin

gān
gǎn

Meanings of 杆 in Chinese

gān杆

A long stick or pole, such as a utility pole, flagstaff, or mast.

一只小鸟停在电线杆上唱歌

A small bird was singing on a utility pole.

gǎn杆

A thin, long, stick-like part of an object, often used as a handle, a lever, or a support, as seen in '杆秤' (steelyard), '笔杆儿' (pen barrel), or '杆菌' (bacillus).

奶奶用杆秤称菜。

Grandma uses a steelyard to weigh vegetables.

A classifier used for objects with a handle or a pole, such as a pen or a rifle.

他买了一杆新笔。

He bought a new pen.

Common Words and Phrases with 杆

gǎn杆chèng秤

A steelyard is a type of weighing scale that uses a movable counterpoise on a graduated arm to balance the object being weighed, based on the principle of levers.