根 gēn

root, base(d on); foundation

HSK 3 #352

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

树高千丈，落叶归根 shù gāo qiān zhàng ， luò yè guī gēn see 樹高千丈，葉落歸根|树高千丈，叶落归根[shu4 gao1 qian1 zhang4 , ye4 luo4 gui1 gen1]
樹高千丈，落葉歸根 shù gāo qiān zhàng ， luò yè guī gēn see 樹高千丈，葉落歸根|树高千丈，叶落归根[shu4 gao1 qian1 zhang4 , ye4 luo4 gui1 gen1]
树高千丈，叶落归根 shù gāo qiān zhàng ， yè luò guī gēn fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb); fig. everything has its ancestral home; in old age, an expatriate returns home
樹高千丈，葉落歸根 shù gāo qiān zhàng ， yè luò guī gēn fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb); fig. everything has its ancestral home; in old age, an expatriate returns home
归根 guī gēn to return home (after a lifetime's absence); to go back to one's roots
歸根 guī gēn to return home (after a lifetime's absence); to go back to one's roots
歸根到底 guī gēn dào dǐ after all; in the final analysis; ultimately
歸根結底 guī gēn jié dǐ in the final analysis; ultimately
归根结柢 guī gēn jié dǐ variant of 歸根結底|归根结底[gui1 gen1 jie2 di3]
歸根結柢 guī gēn jié dǐ variant of 歸根結底|归根结底[gui1 gen1 jie2 di3]
归根结蒂 guī gēn jié dì ultimately; in the final analysis; after all; when all is said and done
歸根結蒂 guī gēn jié dì ultimately; in the final analysis; after all; when all is said and done
毛根 máo gēn a strand of hair; pipe cleaner
气根 qì gēn aerial root (botany)
氣根 qì gēn aerial root (botany)
气生根 qì shēng gēn aerial root (botany)
氣生根 qì shēng gēn aerial root (botany)
氢氧根 qīng yǎng gēn hydroxide radical (-OH)
氫氧根 qīng yǎng gēn hydroxide radical (-OH)
氢氧根离子 qīng yǎng gēn lí zǐ hydroxide ion OH-
氫氧根離子 qīng yǎng gēn lí zǐ hydroxide ion OH-
法兰西斯・培根 fǎ lán xī sī ・ péi gēn Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist
法蘭西斯・培根 fǎ lán xī sī ・ péi gēn Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist
海尼根 hǎi ní gēn Heineken (Dutch brewing company); see also 喜力[Xi3 li4]
乌尔根奇 wū ěr gēn qí Urgench, city in Uzbekistan
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