根 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

WORDS

询根问底 xún gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
詢根問底 xún gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
蹑脚根 niè jiǎo gēn variant of 躡腳跟|蹑脚跟[nie4 jiao3 gen1]
躡腳根 niè jiǎo gēn variant of 躡腳跟|蹑脚跟[nie4 jiao3 gen1]
辣根 là gēn horseradish
追根問底 zhuī gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
追根寻底 zhuī gēn xún dǐ see 追根究底[zhui1 gen1 jiu1 di3]
追根尋底 zhuī gēn xún dǐ see 追根究底[zhui1 gen1 jiu1 di3]
追根求源 zhuī gēn qiú yuán to track sth to its roots
追根溯源 zhuī gēn sù yuán to pursue sth back to its origins; to trace back to the source; to get to the bottom of sth
追根究底 zhuī gēn jiū dǐ to get to the heart of the matter
追根究底儿 zhuī gēn jiū dǐ r erhua variant of 追根究底[zhui1 gen1 jiu1 di3]
追根究底兒 zhuī gēn jiū dǐ r erhua variant of 追根究底[zhui1 gen1 jiu1 di3]
连根拔 lián gēn bá to pull up by the roots; to uproot
連根拔 lián gēn bá to pull up by the roots; to uproot
酸根 suān gēn negative ion; acid radical
銀根 yín gēn money market; money
雷根 léi gēn Taiwan equivalent of 里根[Li3 gen1]
须根 xū gēn fibrous roots
須根 xū gēn fibrous roots
香根草 xiāng gēn cǎo vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanoides)
齐根 qí gēn at the base; at the root; (of a leg) just below the crutch
齊根 qí gēn at the base; at the root; (of a leg) just below the crutch
齒根 chǐ gēn root of tooth
根本保证 gēn běn bǎo zhèng fundamental assurance; the basic guarantee or foundation
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