chēng gāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
a pole / a prop
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Original source entry:

撐杆 撑杆 [cheng1 gan1] /a pole/a prop/

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Other forms in these source records: 撐杆

  • 撑
    chēng

    to support / to prop up / to push or move with a pole / to maintain / to open or unfurl / to fill to bursting point / brace / stay / support

  • 杆
    gān

    (bound form) pole / shaft

    gǎn

    stick / pole / lever / classifier for long objects such as guns

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.