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
root beer
Genhe, county-level city in Inner Mongolia
(fig.) well established and growing strongly
(fig.) well established and growing strongly
rhizome (biol.); root stock
rhizome (biol.); root stock
root cause; the detailed story; the whys and the wherefores
to investigate (sth) thoroughly; to get to the bottom of
root canal therapy (dentistry)
root canal therapy (dentistry)
to eradicate
stubble
rhizome; rhizoma; stolon
radical sign √ (math.)
Guernsey (Channel Islands)
Guernsey (Channel Islands)
root of chord
roots
Groningen, province and city in the Netherlands
Groningen, province and city in the Netherlands
to take root in; to be rooted to
to take root in; to be rooted to
the root cause (of evil); bane (Buddhism)
the root cause (of evil); bane (Buddhism)
tree roots