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根
gēn
root, basis, foundation
🔤 Pictophonetic:
木 (tree) provides meaning, 艮 provides pronunciation
Words Using 根 (166)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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根据
gēnjù
according to / based on / basis / foundation / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
3
根据
gēnjù
according to / based on / basis / foundation / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
根本
gēnběn
fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
5
根本
gēnběn
fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
根
gēn
root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:[[條|条<tiáo>]] / radical (chemistry)
5
根
gēn
root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:[[條|条<tiáo>]] / radical (chemistry)
根源
gēnyuán
origin / root (cause)
6
根源
gēnyuán
origin / root (cause)
根深蒂固
gēnshēndìgù
deep-rooted (problem etc)
6
根深蒂固
gēnshēndìgù
deep-rooted (problem etc)
归根到底
guīgēndàodǐ
after all / in the final analysis / ultimately
6
归根到底
guīgēndàodǐ
after all / in the final analysis / ultimately
摩根
Mógēn
Morgan (name)
摩根
Mógēn
Morgan (name)
培根
péigēn
bacon (loanword)
培根
péigēn
bacon (loanword)
命根子
mìnggēnzi
see [[命根<mìnggēn>]]
命根子
mìnggēnzi
see [[命根<mìnggēn>]]
密歇根
Mìxiēgēn
Michigan, US state
密歇根
Mìxiēgēn
Michigan, US state
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⿰木艮
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical