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杠

gāng · gang/gàng · gang

Traditional 槓

Meaning

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gāng 杠

flagpole
footbridge

gàng 槓

coffin-bearing pole (old)
thick pole; bar; rod
thick line
to mark with a thick line
to sharpen (a knife, razor etc)
to get into a dispute with
standard; criterion
hyphen; dash

gàng 杠

variant of 槓 / 杠 (gàng)

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