| 竿头 | [ gān toú ] bamboo pole's uppermost tip, (fig.) acme |
| ⇒ 北竿乡 | [ beǐ gān xiāng ] Peikan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan |
| ⇒ 南竿乡 | [ 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 |
| ⇒ 撑竿跳 | [ chēng gān ] pole-vaulting, also written 撐桿跳|撑杆跳 |
| ⇒ 撑竿跳高 | [ chēng gān gaō ] pole vault, also written 撐桿跳高|撑杆跳高 |
| ⇒ 标竿 | [ gān ] benchmark, pole serving as mark or symbol, pole with a trophy hung on it |
| ⇒ 百尺竿头 | [ baǐ chǐ gān toú ] to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression) |
| ⇒ 百尺竿头，更尽一步 | [ 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 |
| ⇒ 立竿见影 | [ lì gān jiàn yǐng ] lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect, quick results |
| ⇒ 钓竿 | [ gān ] fishing rod, CL:根[gen1] |
| ⇒ 马竿 | [ mǎ gān ] lasso pole, blind man's stick, white stick |
| ⇒ 鱼竿 | [ yú gān ] fishing rod |