竹竿
zhúgān · HSK 7
bamboo
🎋 竹 = bamboo + 竿 = pole; a 竹竿 is a long bamboo pole
Both characters share the 竹 bamboo radical on top. 竿 (gān) on its own means rod or pole, so 竹竿 literally stacks bamboo + pole into the everyday word for a bamboo stick used for drying clothes or fishing.