根 gēn

root, base(d on); foundation

HSK 3 #352

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

WORDS

耳根清净 ěr gēn qīng jìng lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom); to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world
耳根清淨 ěr gēn qīng jìng lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom); to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world
耳根软 ěr gēn ruǎn credulous
耳根軟 ěr gēn ruǎn credulous
听墙根 tīng qiáng gēn to eavesdrop; to listen in secret to sb's conversations
聽牆根 tīng qiáng gēn to eavesdrop; to listen in secret to sb's conversations
听墙根儿 tīng qiáng gēn r erhua variant of 聽牆根|听墙根[ting1 qiang2 gen1]
聽牆根兒 tīng qiáng gēn r erhua variant of 聽牆根|听墙根[ting1 qiang2 gen1]
肉质根 ròu zhì gēn succulent root (botany)
肉質根 ròu zhì gēn succulent root (botany)
脚根 jiǎo gēn variant of 腳跟|脚跟[jiao3 gen1]
腳根 jiǎo gēn variant of 腳跟|脚跟[jiao3 gen1]
苦根 kǔ gēn underlying cause of poverty
草根网民 cǎo gēn wǎng mín grassroots netizens
草根網民 cǎo gēn wǎng mín grassroots netizens
落地生根 luò dì shēng gēn air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum); to put down roots
落叶归根 luò yè guī gēn Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by 張揚|张扬[Zhang1 Yang2], starring 趙本山|赵本山[Zhao4 Ben3 shan1]; lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); fig. all things go back to their source eventually; in old age, an expatriate returns home
落葉歸根 luò yè guī gēn Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by 張揚|张扬[Zhang1 Yang2], starring 趙本山|赵本山[Zhao4 Ben3 shan1]; lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); fig. all things go back to their source eventually; in old age, an expatriate returns home
葉落歸根 yè luò guī gēn a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home; In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.
葛根 gé gēn tuber of the kudzu vine (Pueraria lobata), used in Chinese medicine
芦根 lú gēn reed rhizome (used in TCM)
蘆根 lú gēn reed rhizome (used in TCM)
蟠根错节 pán gēn cuò jié variant of 盤根錯節|盘根错节[pan2 gen1 cuo4 jie2]
蟠根錯節 pán gēn cuò jié variant of 盤根錯節|盘根错节[pan2 gen1 cuo4 jie2]
詞根 cí gēn radical of a compound word (in European language)
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