竿 = 竹 + 干

竿 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “bamboo pole”. It is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 干 (oppose).

Keyword: bamboo pole
Pinyin (Mandarin): gān
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: бамбуковый столб
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 竿 pole

Decomposition

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竹 bamboo
干 oppose

How to find 竿 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bamboo” + “oppose”. 竿 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 竿 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.