杠杆

Traditional form:

槓桿

Pinyin (reading):

gànggǎn

Definitions:

• lever
• pry bar
• crowbar
• financial leverage

Characters:

• 杠 - pole, bar; lever, crowbar
• 杆 - cane, pole, stick

Traditional characters:

• 槓 - pole, bar; lever, crowbar
• 桿 - cane, pole, stick