棍 (gùn): stick, rod, truncheon, scoundrel, villain
棍 (gùn) is a Chinese character meaning “stick.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 昆 (phonetic). It ranks #2199 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 棍 wood. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- stick
- rod
- truncheon
- scoundrel
- villain
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
Practice writing 棍 with real-time feedback — trace each stroke in the correct order and build muscle memory in the HanziFeed app.
Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恶棍 | è gùn | scoundrel |
| 棍子 | gùn zi | stick |
| 曲棍球 | qū gùn qiú | field hockey |
| 冰棍 | bīng gùn | popsicle |
| 木棍 | mù gùn | wooden stick |
| 警棍 | jǐng gùn | police truncheon |
| 光棍 | guāng gùn | gangster |
| 棍棒 | gùn bàng | club |
| 赌棍 | dǔ gùn | hardened gambler |
| 撬棍 | qiào gùn | crowbar |
| 冰棍儿 | bīng gùn r | ice lolly |
| 拨火棍 | bō huǒ gùn | poker |
| 拐棍 | guǎi gùn | cane |
| 夹棍 | jiā gùn | leg vise (torture instrument) |
| 一棍子打死 | yī gùn zi dǎ sǐ | to deal a single fatal blow |
棍 appears in 36 compound words: 11 as the first character, 69 as the last, and 19 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 棍 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
春天来了，院子里的棍木开始发芽抽枝。
chūn tiān lái le , yuàn zǐ lǐ de gùn mù kāi shǐ fā yá chōu zhī .
Spring has arrived, and the branches in the yard are beginning to sprout and grow.
圣盖博市灯会／刀光棍影齐出 少林功夫院展武术魅力
shèng gài bó shì dēng huì dāo guāng gùn yǐng qí chū shǎo lín gōng fū yuàn zhǎn wǔ shù mèi lì
San Gabriel Lantern Festival: Swords and Staffs on Display as the Shaolin Kung Fu Academy Showcases the Art of Martial Arts
...嘉仪搵林德信做MV男主角 因为大家钟意揸棍波
. . . jiā yí 搵 lín dé xìn zuò M V nán zhǔ jiǎo yīn wéi dà jiā zhōng yì 揸 gùn bō
...Jia Yi cast Lin Dexin as the male lead in her music video because everyone loves playing soccer
酒醉伯咆哮三字经!警火大抽棍画面疯传
jiǔ zuì bó 咆 哮 sān zì jīng ! jǐng huǒ dà chōu gùn huà miàn fēng chuán
Drunk man shouts obscenities! Video of police officer furiously wielding a baton goes viral
...尔柴德火力暖身官办将亮相 李灏宇练打“断棍”引骚动
. . . ěr chái dé huǒ lì nuǎn shēn guān bàn jiāng liàng xiāng lǐ 灏 yǔ liàn dǎ duàn gùn yǐn sāo dòng
... Erchaide's firepower warm-up official office will appear Li Haoyu practiced hitting the "broken stick" to cause a commotion
NBA/太阳“恶棍”左手骨折休4至6周 主帅强调球队风格不...
N B A tài yáng è gùn zuǒ shǒu gǔ zhé xiū 4 zhì 6 zhōu zhǔ shuài qiáng diào qiú duì fēng gé bù . . .
NBA/Suns "villain" left hand fracture 4 to 6 weeks off the coach emphasized that the team's style is not...
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.
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.
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.
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.
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced gùn
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 棍 (gùn) mean in Chinese?
What's the difference between 棍 and 混?
How many strokes does 棍 have?
What is the radical of 棍?
What are the components of 棍?
What are common words containing 棍?
What characters sound the same as 棍 (gùn)?
Is 棍 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Practice writing 棍 with real-time feedback
Trace stroke sequences, hear native pronunciation, and build lasting retention with spaced repetition in the HanziFeed app.