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

Stroke order

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根 stroke order animation

Words containing 根

Word Meaning
No matter how far you go, you return home
however far you go, you return to your roots
no matter how far you go, you return home
people return home in the end; remember roots
to go back to one's roots
to go back to one's roots
ultimately; in the final analysis; after all
ultimately; in the final analysis
ultimately; in the final analysis; after all
ultimately; in the final analysis; after all
a strand of hair; pipe cleaner
aerial root (botany)
aerial root (botany)
aerial root (botany)
aerial root (botany)
hydroxide radical (-OH)
hydroxide radical (-OH)
hydroxide ion OH-
hydroxide ion OH-
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist
Francis Bacon, English philosopher, scientist
Heineken (Dutch brewing company); see also xǐ lì
Urgench, city in Uzbekistan