Memory phrase for the character: 杠

杠

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Meaning

carrying pole, horizontal bar, lever, crowbar

Pronunciation

gàng

Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: build 工

Mnemonic
 
Wood serves at construction /building as a: carrying pole.

Radicals

木 tree
工 work, to buildCross sectional view of a H-steel beam for building or making.




 Vocabulary

杠杆 gàng gǎn  lever; pry bar; crowbar; financial leverage
杠杆 gàng gǎn  

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