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

烏爾根奇 wū ěr gēn qí Urgench, city in Uzbekistan
牆根 qiáng gēn foot of a wall
申根 shēn gēn Schengen, village in Luxemburg, location of the 1985 signing of the agreement to create the Schengen area 申根區|申根区[Shen1 gen1 qu1]
申根区 shēn gēn qū the Schengen area, a passport-free zone in Europe
申根區 shēn gēn qū the Schengen area, a passport-free zone in Europe
男根 nán gēn penis
盘根问底 pán gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
盤根問底 pán gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
盘根究底 pán gēn jiū dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
盤根究底 pán gēn jiū dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
盘根错节 pán gēn cuò jié twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky; knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties
盤根錯節 pán gēn cuò jié twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky; knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties
直根 zhí gēn taproot (main root growing vertically down)
矮茎朱砂根 ǎi jīng zhū shā gēn short-stem Ardisia (Ardisia brevicaulis)
矮莖朱砂根 ǎi jīng zhū shā gēn short-stem Ardisia (Ardisia brevicaulis)
禍根 huò gēn root of the trouble; cause of the ruin
究其根源 jiū qí gēn yuán to trace something to its source (idiom)
算哪根葱 suàn nǎ gēn cōng who do (you) think (you) are?; who does (he, she etc) think (he, she) is?
算哪根蔥 suàn nǎ gēn cōng who do (you) think (you) are?; who does (he, she etc) think (he, she) is?
约根 yuē gēn Jurgen (name)
約根 yuē gēn Jurgen (name)
維特根斯坦 wéi tè gēn sī tǎn Wittgenstein (name)
耳根子 ěr gēn zi ear
耳根子软 ěr gēn zi ruǎn credulous
耳根子軟 ěr gēn zi ruǎn credulous
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