杠

gāng
Dictionary entry
flagpole

What does 杠 mean?

杠 (gāng) has 3 dictionary entries or readings.

1flagpole
2footbridge
3variant of 槓|杠[gang4]
4(old) coffin-bearing pole
5thick pole; bar; rod
6bold line; thick stroke
7to mark with a thick line
8to sharpen (a knife, razor etc)
9(slang) to argue; to be deliberately argumentative
10standard; criterion
11hyphen; dash

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How to pronounce 杠

杠
gāng
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