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根

gēn

root, basis, foundation

🔤 Pictophonetic: 木 (tree) provides meaning, 艮 provides pronunciation

HSK 3 10 strokes Very Common (4%)

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Component Breakdown

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木

mù

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

艮

gěn

blunt; tough, chewy

⿰木艮 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

gěn

艮

blunt; tough, chewy

6 strokes

Words Using 根 (166)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

根据 ↗

gēnjù

according to / based on / basis / foundation / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]

gēnjù

根据 ↗

HSK 3

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>]]

gēnběn

根本 ↗

HSK 5

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)

gēn

根 ↗

HSK 5

root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:[[條|条<tiáo>]] / radical (chemistry)

根源 ↗

gēnyuán

origin / root (cause)

gēnyuán

根源 ↗

HSK 6

origin / root (cause)

根深蒂固 ↗

gēnshēndìgù

deep-rooted (problem etc)

gēnshēndìgù

根深蒂固 ↗

HSK 6

deep-rooted (problem etc)

归根到底 ↗

guīgēndàodǐ

after all / in the final analysis / ultimately

guīgēndàodǐ

归根到底 ↗

HSK 6

after all / in the final analysis / ultimately

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