竿 gān bamboo pole
How to remember 竿: 𥫗 bamboo + 干 do = bamboo pole. Grandpa cuts a stalk of bamboo, dries it in the sun like his own father used to do, and goes fishing with his new bamboo pole.
Component breakdown
竿 = 𥫗 bamboo + 干 do
- 𥫗 bamboo
- 干 do
Grandpa cuts a stalk of bamboo, dries it in the sun like his own father used to do, and goes fishing with his new bamboo pole.
How it is used
- A bamboo pole - 竹竿 (zhúgān) bamboo pole, 钓竿 (diàogān) fishing rod, 旗竿 (qígān) flagpole.
- 立竿见影 (lìgān-jiànyǐng), stand the pole and see its shadow, means to get instant results; 百尺竿头，更进一步 (bǎichǐ-gāntóu…) means to strive still higher from an already high point.