杠 gāng pole
pole; bar; lever
怎么记住“杠”: 木 tree + 工 work = pole. Dad saws a straight branch off the tree after work, fixes it in the doorway, and the kids argue if it is a pole or a swing.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
杠 = 木 tree + 工 work
- 木 tree meaning
- 工 work sound
Dad saws a straight branch off the tree after work, fixes it in the doorway, and the kids argue if it is a pole or a swing.
How it came to be
Wood gives the meaning and the sign for work gives the sound.
用法
- A bar or pole: 杠杆 (gànggǎn) lever, 单杠 (dāngàng) horizontal bar (gymnastics).
- Colloquially 抬杠 (táigàng) means to bicker/argue for the sake of it; internet slang 杠精 (gàngjīng) is someone who contradicts everything.