金箍棒

jīngūbàng

noun #36,944

Measure Word

一根金箍棒 gēn

Meanings

1 Sun Wukong's golden cudgel (Journey to the West)
2 the iconic gold-banded staff weapon

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

小朋友最爱玩具版的金箍棒。

Xiǎopéngyǒu zuì ài wánjù bǎn de jīngūbàng.

Kids love the toy version of the golden cudgel.

HSK 7-9

孙悟空挥舞金箍棒，大闹天宫。

Sūn Wùkōng huīwǔ jīngūbàng, dà nào Tiāngōng.

Sun Wukong wielded his golden cudgel and wreaked havoc in Heaven.

Tips

history

In 《西游记》 the staff is officially the 'As-You-Will Gold-Banded Cudgel' (如意金箍棒), forged by Yu the Great as a measuring rod for the seas, weighing 13,500 jin. Sun Wukong takes it from the Dragon King of the East Sea - its trick is shrinking to needle-size to tuck behind his ear and growing to crush mountains.

In Pop Culture

《西游记》《 Xīyóujì 》

Journey to the West

16th-century Ming novel where the Monkey King Sun Wukong wields the golden cudgel; one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature

Stroke Order

金 jīn

箍 gū

棒 bàng