杆

gǎn

stick

pole; lever; classifier for long objects such as guns

wood (木) + sound gǎn (干) = wooden pole or stick

木 tells you this is a wooden object — a rod, pole, or stick. 干 mainly gives the sound gǎn and does not add meaning here.

木+干→杆
干DryPhonetic
木WoodSemantic

他手里拿着一杆旗,走在队伍前面。

tā shǒu lǐ ná zhe yī gǎn qí, zǒu zài duì wu qián miàn.

He held a flag in his hands and walked at the front of the procession.

士兵们每人扛着一杆枪站在门口。

shì bīng men měi rén káng zhe yī gǎn qiāng zhàn zài mén kǒu.

Each soldier stood at the entrance carrying a rifle.

Words with 杆

操纵杆

cāo zòng gǎn

joystick

吊杆

diào gān

a boom (i.e. transverse beam for hanging objects)

栏杆

lán gān

railing

杆子

gān zi

pole

杠杆

gàng gǎn

lever

电线杆

diàn xiàn gān

electric pole

电线杆

diàn xiàn gǎn

electric pole

铁杆

tiě gǎn

iron rod

金融杠杆

jīn róng gàng gǎn

financial leverage

钓杆

diào gǎn

fishing rod

钓鱼杆

diào yú gān

fishing rod

铁杆粉丝

tiě gǎn fěn sī

die-hard fan

More characters with 木

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