槓

gàngdictionary entry

(old) coffin-bearing pole / thick pole / bar / rod / bold line / thick stroke / to mark with a thick line / to sharpen (a knife, razor etc) / (slang) to argue / to be deliberately argumentative / standard / criterion / hyphen / dash

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

槓 杠 [gang4] /(old) coffin-bearing pole/thick pole; bar; rod/bold line; thick stroke/to mark with a thick line/to sharpen (a knife, razor etc)/(slang) to argue; to be deliberately argumentative/standard; criterion/hyphen; dash/

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