Chinese

Alternative forms

• 枴棍 (guǎigùn)
• 柺棍

Noun

拐棍 (classifiers 個／个 (gè), 跟 (gēn), 把 (bǎ))

1. walking stick

Synonyms

• 拐杖 (guǎizhàng) (alternative forms: 柺杖, 枴杖 (guǎizhàng))
• 青藜 (qīnglí) (archaic)
• 手杖 (shǒuzhàng)

Usage notes

• In Mandarin, 拐杖 (guǎizhàng) is the most commonly used term for walking stick. By contrast, 手杖 (shǒuzhàng) can be used to describe a cane that has other uses, such as hiking or scaring away wild snakes.