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Radicals in this Character

  • 木 mù tree
  • 艮 gèn hill
Pinyin Yale Jyutping English Definition for Chinese Text
gen1
gan1 gan1 root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / radical (chemistry)

Common Chinese Words Using 根

Simplified Chinese Pinyin Yale Jyutping English Definition for Chinese Text
根 本
gen1 ben3
gan1 bun2 gan1 bun2 fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all
根 据
gen1 ju4
gan1 geui1 gan1 geoi1 according to / based on / basis / foundation
根 源
gen1 yuan2
gan1 yun4 gan1 jyun4 origin / root (cause)
压 根
ya4 gen1
aat3, ngaat3 gan1 aat3, ngaat3 gan1 from the start / absolutely / entirely / simply
归 根
gui1 gen1
gwai1 gan1 gwai1 gan1 to return home (after a lifetime's absence) / to go back to one's roots
里 根
li3 gen1
lei5 gan1 lei5 gan1 (Ronald) Reagan
墙 根
qiang2 gen1
cheung4 gan1 coeng4 gan1 foot of a wall

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