Hanzi

根

root/basis/classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings/CL:條|条[tiao2]/radical (chemistry)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

gēn

Bopomofo

ㄍㄣ

Jyutping

gan1

Example sentences

根 gēn
他在院子裡種了一根木樁。
他在院子里种了一根木桩。

He planted a wooden stake in the yard.

支撐 / 支撑 zhīchēng
這根柱子支撐著屋頂。
这根柱子支撑著屋顶。

This pillar supports the roof.

根本 gēnběn
他根本不知道這件事。
他根本不知道这件事。

He doesn't know about this matter at all.

憲法 / 宪法 xiànfǎ
憲法是國家的根本大法。
宪法是国家的根本大法。

The constitution is the fundamental law of the country.

Example Vocabulary

根

gen1

root; (measure word for long thin objects)

根据

根本

gen1'ben3

fundamental; at all (with negative); root

草根

cao3'gen1

哈根達斯

培根

pei2'gen1

壓根

壓根兒

ya1'genr1

扎根

一根筋

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