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竿

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See also:
竿 U+7AFF, 竿
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7AFF

[U+7AFE]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+7B00]

Translingual

Han character

竿 (Kangxi radical 118, +3, 9 strokes, cangjie input 竹一十 (HMJ), four-corner 88401, composition 𥫗)

Derived characters

  • 𥮌, 𣈨, 𣔼

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 878, character 3
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25854
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1306, character 13
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2948, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+7AFF

Chinese

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Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kaːn): semantic (bamboo) + phonetic (OC *kaːn).

Pronunciation


Note:
  • kan - literary;
  • koaⁿ - vernacular.

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Definitions

竿

  1. bamboo pole
  2. Classifier for bamboo.
  3. a surname, Gan

Synonyms

  • (bamboo pole):

Compounds

References

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Japanese

Kanji

竿

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

  1. rod, pole
  2. beam

Readings

  • Go-on: かん (kan)
  • Kan-on: かん (kan)
  • Kun: さお (sao, 竿)さを (sawo, 竿, historical)
  • Nanori: さお (sao)

Compounds

Etymology 1

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For pronunciation and definitions of 竿 – see the following entry.
さお
[noun] pole
[noun] (euphemistic, vulgar) penis
Alternative spellings
,
(This term, 竿, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

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From Middle Chinese 竿 (MC kan).

Pronunciation

Counter

竿(かん) (-kan) 

  1. counter for poles

Affix

竿(かん) (kan) 

  1. a pole; a bamboo pole

Korean

Hanja

竿 (gan) (hangeul , revised gan, McCuneReischauer kan, Yale kan)

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Vietnamese

Han character

竿: Hán Nôm readings: can, cần

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