| 竿 | [ gān ] pole |
| 竿子 | [ gān zi ] bamboo pole, CL:根[gen1],個|个[ge4] |
| 竿頭 | [ gān toú ] bamboo pole's uppermost tip, (fig.) acme |
| ⇒ 北竿 | [ beǐ gān ] Peikan Island, one of the Matsu Islands, Peikan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4], Taiwan |
| ⇒ 北竿鄉 | [ beǐ gān xiāng ] Peikan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan |
| ⇒ 南竿 | [ nán gān ] Nankan Island, one of the Matsu Islands, Nankan or Nangan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4], Taiwan |
| ⇒ 南竿鄉 | [ nán gān xiāng ] Nankan or Nangan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan |
| ⇒ 撐竿跳 | [ chēng gān ] pole-vaulting, also written 撐桿跳|撑杆跳 |
| ⇒ 撐竿跳高 | [ chēng gān gaō ] pole vault, also written 撐桿跳高|撑杆跳高 |
| ⇒ 桅竿 | [ weí gān ] ship mast, mast, also written 桅杆 |
| ⇒ 標竿 | [ gān ] benchmark, pole serving as mark or symbol, pole with a trophy hung on it |
| ⇒ 滑竿 | [ huá gān ] Chinese-style sedan chair |
| ⇒ 爬竿 | [ pá gān ] pole-climbing (as gymnastics or circus act), climbing pole |
| ⇒ 球竿 | [ qiú gān ] cue (billiards), club (golf), stick (hockey) |
| ⇒ 百尺竿頭 | [ baǐ chǐ gān toú ] to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression) |
| ⇒ 百尺竿頭，更盡一步 | [ baǐ chǐ gān toú gèng jìn yī bù ] lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do, to continue to further successes, not to rest on one's laurels |
| ⇒ 立竿見影 | [ lì gān jiàn yǐng ] lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect, quick results |
| ⇒ 竹竿 | [ zhú gān ] bamboo, bamboo pole |
| ⇒ 釣竿 | [ gān ] fishing rod, CL:根[gen1] |
| ⇒ 馬竿 | [ mǎ gān ] lasso pole, blind man's stick, white stick |
| ⇒ 魚竿 | [ yú gān ] fishing rod |