Gǎn (Shēng gǎn / Shēnggǎn) (-)
original: 杆 (笙杆)
Literal translation: "the shaft or arm of sth." (as in 枪杆 (qiānggǎn [barrel of a rifle]); If transcribed as "gān", it translates as "pole/staff" (as in 旗杆 (qígān [flagstaff]); Each of the pipes of a Shēng.
汉英词典 (Hàn Yīng cídiǎn) / A Chinese-English dictionary. 北京 [Běijīng], 1985, p.219; ➺ p.218.