gēn

root, base(d on); foundation

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DEFINITIONS

  • root, base(d on)
  • foundation
  • root
  • basis
  • classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
  • CL:條|条[tiao2]
  • radical (chemistry)

STROKES

根 stroke order diagram
根 stroke order animation

WORDS

据 gēn jù according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4]
本 gēn běn fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:個|个[ge4]
源 gēn yuán origin; root (cause)
到底 guī gēn dào dǐ after all; in the final analysis; ultimately
深蒂固 gēn shēn dì gù deep-rooted (problem etc)
mó gēn Morgan (name)
廷 ā gēn tíng Argentina
péi gēn bacon (loanword)
lǐ gēn Reagan (name); Ronald Reagan (1911-2004), US president (1981-1989)
密歇州 mì xiē gēn zhōu Michigan, US state
儿 yà gēn r erhua variant of 壓根|压根[ya4 gen1]
号 gēn hào radical sign √ (math.)
哥本哈 gē běn hā gēn Copenhagen or København, capital of Denmark
子 mìng gēn zi see 命根[ming4 gen1]
zhā gēn to take root
结底 guī gēn jié dǐ in the final analysis; ultimately
问底 páo gēn wèn dǐ to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
斩草除 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch; to eliminate completely
shù gēn tree roots
平方 píng fāng gēn square root
基 gēn jī foundation
piào gēn ticket stub
cún gēn stub
除 gēn chú to eradicate
cǎo gēn grass roots (lit. and fig.)
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