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杠杆

Traditional: 槓桿

gàng gǎn

HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

gàng gǎn · gong3 gon1 (Jyutping)

  1. lever
  2. pry bar
  3. crowbar
  4. financial leverage

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

杠

Meaning
lever, pole, crowbar; sharpen
Radical
木
Strokes
7
Components
⿰木工
Cangjie
DM
Four-corner
4191.0

杆

Meaning
pole; shaft of spear
Radical
木
Strokes
7
Components
⿰木干
Cangjie
DMJ
Four-corner
4194.0

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