竿 Strokes Write it Listen 竿 gān bamboo pole; penis HSK 7–9 9 strokes Radical ⺮ Sound + meaning 1 word Built from⺮meaningzhúbamboo; flute干soundgànarid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade How it works⺮ hints at the meaning (bamboo), and 干 gàn hints at the sound.