槓

Glyph origin
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Definitions

 * 1) thick rod; thick pole
 * 2)  bar
 * 3) stout poles used to carry a coffin
 * 4) rod-shaped part of a machine
 * 5) thick line
 * 6) to cross out; to strike out
 * 7) to whet
 * 8) to argue; to bicker
 * 9)  kong
 * 1) to argue; to bicker
 * 2)  kong
 * 1)  kong

Usage notes

 * When playing mahjong, this word is said as a call when declaring a kong.

Kanji

 * 1) lever

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)   a set of four identical tiles
 * 2)  a call for such a set (compare ):
 * 3) for a, the player calling should have a  in hand and the current discarded tile is the fourth tile
 * 4) for a, the player should have an  beforehand and the fourth tile must be self-drawn
 * 5) for an, the player calling must simply have all four tiles in hand