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Hanzi

棍 / 棍

Traditional
棍
Simplified
棍

stick; rod; truncheon/scoundrel; villain

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

gùn, hùn, āo, gǔn

Bopomofo

ㄍㄨㄣˋ, ㄏㄨㄣˋ, ㄠ, ㄍㄨㄣˇ

Jyutping

gwan3

Example sentences

木棍 mùgùn
孩子用一根木棍把落葉撥到一旁。
孩子用一根木棍把落叶拨到一旁。

The child used a wooden stick to push the fallen leaves to one side.

棍子 gùnzi
狗喜歡追逐扔出去的棍子。
狗喜欢追逐扔出去的棍子。

Dogs like to chase thrown sticks.

冰棍兒 / 冰棍儿 bīnggùnr
夏天我最喜歡吃冰棍兒。
夏天我最喜欢吃冰棍儿。

In summer, I like eating ice pops the most.

Example Vocabulary

光棍

guang1'gun4

光棍兒

光棍節

冰棍

bing1'gun4

木棍

mu4'gun4

a wooden stick; a piece of wood used as a stick

棍子

gun4'zi

stick; rod

冰棍兒

bing1'gun4'r

ice pop; popsicle

噁棍

打光棍

拐棍

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