Keyword
root
- basis
- foundation
- Frequency
- #384
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
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Mnemonic
木 (tree) gives the meaning and 艮 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
根据
according to; based on; basis; foundation
根本
fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all
根
root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; radical (chemistry)
阿根廷
Argentina
根据地
base of operations
根源
origin; root (cause)
摩根
Morgan (name)
草根
grass roots (lit. and fig.)
根基
foundation
哥本哈根
Copenhagen or København, capital of Denmark
里根
Reagan (name); Ronald Reagan (1911-2004), US president (1981-1989)
压根
(mainly used in the negative) in the first place; absolutely; simply
扎根
to take root
根深蒂固
deep-rooted (problem etc)
培根
(loanword) bacon
归根结底
in the final analysis; ultimately
根除
to eradicate
根治
to bring under permanent control; to effect a radical cure
生根
to take root
寻根
to seek one's roots; to get to the bottom of a matter
树根
tree roots
归根到底
after all; in the final analysis; ultimately
祸根
root of the trouble; cause of the ruin
根系
root system