竹竿

zhúgān

noun HSK 7-9 #28,226

Measure Word

一根竹竿 gēn

Meanings

1 bamboo pole
2 bamboo rod

Characters

Examples

他用竹竿把树上的果子打下来了。

Tāyòng zhúgān bǎ shùshàng de guǒzi dǎxià lái le.

He used a bamboo pole to knock the fruit off the tree.

院子里晾着一根竹竿。

Yuànzi lǐ liàng zhe yī gēn zhúgān.

A bamboo pole is propped up for drying in the yard.

Tips

memory

Picture a long bamboo (竹) pole (竿) used for hanging laundry — a classic sight in Chinese neighborhoods.

Stroke Order

竹 zhú

竿 gān