杠杆
Old HSK 6
杠杆 (gànggǎn) · lever
杠杆 (gànggǎn) means “lever”. It is written with 2 characters: 杠 (pole) + 杆 (cane). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 杠杆 is built
The characters
杠 gāng · pole
What 杠 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
杆 gān · cane
What 杆 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Example sentences
用杠杆可以抬起很重的东西。Yòng gànggǎn kěyǐ táiqǐ hěn zhòng de dōngxi.With a lever you can lift very heavy things.
物理课上我们学了杠杆原理。Wùlǐ kè shàng wǒmen xué le gànggǎn yuánlǐ.In physics class we learned the principle of the lever.
Questions about 杠杆
What does 杠杆 mean?
杠杆 (gànggǎn) means “lever”.
How do you pronounce 杠杆?
杠杆 is pronounced gànggǎn.
Which HSK level is 杠杆?
杠杆 is in Old HSK 6.
Learn 杠杆 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 63: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.