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

根系 gēn xì root system
根绝 gēn jué to eradicate
墙根 qiáng gēn foot of a wall
立方根 lì fāng gēn cubic root (math.)
叶落归根 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.
追根问底 zhuī gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
银根 yín gēn money market; money
除根 chú gēn to root out; to eliminate the roots; to cure once and for all
一根筋 yī gēn jīn stubborn; inflexible; one-track minded
一根绳上的蚂蚱 yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zha see 一條繩上的螞蚱|一条绳上的蚂蚱[yi1 tiao2 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5]
一根繩上的螞蚱 yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zha see 一條繩上的螞蚱|一条绳上的蚂蚱[yi1 tiao2 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5]
不尽根 bù jìn gēn surd (math.)
不盡根 bù jìn gēn surd (math.)
乙酸根 yǐ suān gēn acetyl radical CH3COO-
二重根 èr chóng gēn a double root of an equation
侧根 cè gēn lateral root (botany)
側根 cè gēn lateral root (botany)
共轭不尽根 gòng è bù jìn gēn conjugate surd (math.)
共軛不盡根 gòng è bù jìn gēn conjugate surd (math.)
共轭根式 gòng è gēn shì conjugate surd (math.)
共軛根式 gòng è gēn shì conjugate surd (math.)
刨根 páo gēn lit. to dig up the root; to get to the heart of (the matter)
刨根儿 páo gēn r erhua variant of 刨根[pao2 gen1]
刨根兒 páo gēn r erhua variant of 刨根[pao2 gen1]
刨根問底 páo gēn wèn dǐ to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
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