gēn

root; basis

HSK 3 #352

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 352nd character
Radical ⽊ (75.6)
Strokes 10
Index # 1850

Definitions

根 gēn
  1. 1. root
  2. 2. basis
  3. 3. classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
  4. 4. radical (chemistry)
  5. 5. CL tiáo

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Words containing 根

Word Meaning
to eradicate
Bergen
to cure completely
Guggenheim (name)
Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center (from 1943)
Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center (from 1943)
stupid; fool
Häagen-Dazs
Harlingen, the Netherlands
Harlingen, the Netherlands
(math.) root of unity
(math.) root of unity
an only child
an only child
to gossip; to argue unnecessarily
Thuringia (state in Germany)
Erlangen (town in Bavaria)
Erlangen (town in Bavaria)
Felix Klein's Erlangen program (1872) on geometry and group theory
Felix Klein's Erlangen program (1872) on geometry and group theory
sections of a city close to the city wall
tuberous root; root tuber