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棍

gùn

HSK 6 Character

What 棍 means

1. stick; rod; truncheon
2. scoundrel; villain

Example sentences

• 汤姆喜欢曲棍球。
  Tāngmǔ xǐhuan qūgùnqiú.
  Tom loves hockey.
• 曲棍球在中国不是很流行。
  Qūgùnqiú zài Zhōngguó bù shì hěn liúxíng.
  Field hockey is not very popular in China.
• 他用一根棍子把老鼠打死了。
  Tāyòng yī gēn gùnzi bǎ lǎoshǔ dǎsǐ le.
  The rat was killed by him with a stick.
• 把一根棍子塞进你的屁股里。
  Bǎ yī gēn gùnzi sāijìn nǐ de pìgu lǐ.
  Shove a stick up your ass.
• 在中国十一月十一号是光棍节。
  Zài Zhōngguó Shíyīyuè shíyī hào shì Guānggùnjié.
  In China, the 11th of November is Singles Day.
• 汤姆用棍子在沙上写了他的名字。
  Tāngmǔ yòng gùnzi zài shā shàng xiě le tā de míngzi.
  Tom wrote his name in the sand with a stick.

Words starting with 棍

• 棍棒gùn bàngclub; staff; stick
• 棍子gùn zistick; rod
• 棍网球gùn wǎng qiúlacrosse
• 棍杖gùn zhàngstaff; rod

Words containing 棍

• 光棍guāng gùngangster; hoodlum; bachelor; single man; (dialect) wise person; astute person
• 冰棍bīng gùnpopsicle; ice lolly
• 木棍mù gùnwooden stick
• 恶棍è gùnscoundrel; rogue; bully; villain
• 警棍jǐng gùnpolice truncheon
• 拐棍guǎi gùncane; walking stick
• 夹棍jiā gùnleg vise (torture instrument)
• 曲棍qū gùnbent stick; hockey stick
• 法棍Fǎ gùnbaguette (bread)
• 淫棍yín gùnwomanizer; lecher
• 球棍qiú gùn(sport) club; bat
• 结棍jié gùn(Wu dialect) sturdy; robust; formidable
• 赌棍dǔ gùnhardened gambler; professional gambler
• 长棍cháng gùnbaguette
• 光棍儿guāng gùn rbachelor; single man (erhua form of 光棍
• 光棍节Guāng gùn jiéSingles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now…
• 两节棍liǎng jié gùnnunchaku
• 冰棍儿bīng gùn rice lolly; popsicle
• 打光棍dǎ guāng gùnto live as a bachelor
• 打棍子dǎ gùn zito bludgeon; to hit with a big stick
• 拨火棍bō huǒ gùnstick or rod used to tend a fire
• 搅屎棍jiǎo shǐ gùn(derog.) shit-stirrer; troublemaker
• 曲棍球qū gùn qiúfield hockey
• 烧火棍shāo huǒ gùnstick or rod used to tend a fire

Characters built on 昆

These share the phonetic component 昆 (kūn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 混hùnto mix; to mingle; muddled
• 辊gǔnroller
• 鲲kūnfry (newly hatched fish); legendary giant fish that could transform into a giant bird 鹏
• 馄húnused in 馄饨
• 琨kūn(jade)
• 醌kūnquinone (chemistry)
• 锟kūnsteel sword
• 绲gǔncord; embroidered sash; to sew

Characters that look like 棍

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 粮liánggrain; food; provisions
• 桶tǒngbucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc)
• 棋qíchess; chess-like game; a game of chess
• 棵kēclassifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
• 堀kūcave; hole
• 蜈wúused in 蜈蚣