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杠

gàng

lever, pole, crowbar; sharpen

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 6
Frequency
No. 2,234
Traditional
槓
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What 杠 means

flagpole; footbridge; variant of 杠; coffin-bearing pole (old); thick pole; bar; rod; thick line; to mark with a thick line; to sharpen (a knife, razor etc); to get into a dispute with; standard; criterion; hyphen; dash

Ideographic: A wooden 木 lever 工; 工 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 木 + 工

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