Chinese Character 杠 Meanings and components.

Form

杠

Meaning

杠 meaning[3] in English

Flagpole.

Footbridge.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 杠 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Mu (木) , and work (工)

Its radical[1] is: 木 (mu4) which means: Surname Mu, .木mu4surname Mu

In cangjie it is written with DM

How to write 杠

To write杠gang1flagpole you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 工gong1work arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 工 = 杠

杠 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 杠 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 杠, looks as follow:

杠
Pinyin:gang1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Flagpole . Footbridge
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
工
Pinyin:gong1
Meaning[3]: Work . Worker . Skill . Profession . Trade . Craft . Labor

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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