Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 杠刀
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
scissors; CL:把[ba3]
杠杆gànggǎnlever; pry bar; crowbar; financial leverage
杠上gàng shàngto get into a dispute with
杠头gàng tóu(old) chief coffin bearer; (fig.) argumentative person; a kind of bread made with a dough flattened using a rolling pin 槓子|杠子[gang4 zi5]
杠掉gàng diàoto cross out
杠子gàng zithick bar; solid carrying pole