秆 meaning and stroke order
Straw, hay
How to write 秆, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 秆
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- stalks of grain
How 秆 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Dried 干 grain stalks 禾; 干 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 禾 (cereal), shared by 66 characters on this site.
How to remember 秆
On the left is 禾 (hé), a grain plant, and on the right is 干 (gān), dry. Grain plants left to dry become 秆 (gǎn), the stalks, and 干 also hints at the sound.
秆 refers to the stalk of grain or other plants and usually appears in compounds such as 麦秆 (màigǎn, wheat straw), 秸秆 (jiēgǎn, crop stalks) and 高粱秆 (gāoliang gǎn, sorghum stalk). Example: 农民把秸秆做成肥料。(Nóngmín bǎ jiēgǎn zuòchéng féiliào.) Farmers turn the crop stalks into fertilizer.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 秆 with 杆 (gān or gǎn, pole, rod), which uses the wood radical 木. Use 秆 for plant stalks like 麦秆, and 杆 for man-made poles like 旗杆 (qígān, flagpole) or 笔杆 (bǐgǎn, pen barrel).
Questions about 秆
How many strokes are in 秆?
秆 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 秆 mean?
秆 (gǎn) means straw, hay.
How do you pronounce 秆?
秆 is pronounced gǎn, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 秆?
The radical of 秆 is 禾, which carries the idea of "cereal". Dictionaries list 秆 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 秆?
The traditional form of 秆 is 稈. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 秆 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 秆 and 秸?
Both mean crop stalks. 秸 (jiē) usually means stalks left after threshing, and the two often combine as 秸秆 (jiēgǎn), the common modern word for crop residue.
Is 秆 used on its own in everyday speech?
Rarely. People usually say a compound like 麦秆 or 稻秆 (dàogǎn, rice straw), or 秆儿 in northern speech.