杠 {gàng}

1. thick pole
2. bar
3. rod
4. thick line
5. to mark with a thick line
6. to sharpen (knife)
7. (old) coffin-bearing pole

杠 gong³ {gāng}

1. flagpole
2. footbridge

槓架〔杠-〕 gong³ gaa² {gàng jià}

horizontal bar; high bar

槓盪〔杠荡〕 gong³ dong⁶ {gàng dàng}

1. to shake
2. to rock

槓刀〔杠-〕 gong³ dou¹ {gàng dāo}

to sharpen a knife (or razor etc)

槓夫〔杠-〕 gong³ fu¹ {gàng fū}

1. pole carrier
2. coffin-bearer

槓桿〔杠杆〕 gong³ gon¹ {gàng gǎn}

1. lever
2. pry bar
3. crowbar
4. financial leverage

槓鈴〔杠铃〕 gong³ ling⁴ {gàng líng}

barbell

槓頭〔杠头〕 gong³ tau⁴ {gàng tóu}

1. argumentative man
2. chief coffin-bearer (arch.)

槓子〔杠-〕 gong³ zi² {gàng zi}

1. thick bar
2. solid carrying pole

槓上開花〔杠-开-〕 gong³ soeng⁵ hoi¹ faa¹ {gàng shàng kāi huā}

one of the ways to win in a Mahjong game

杠杆收購〔---购〕 gong³ gon¹ sau¹ gau³ {gàng gǎn shōu gòu}

leveraged buyout (LBO)