根

gēn(gen1) // pronunciation of 根 in Mandarin Pinyin

Basic information about 根

Unihan definition: root, base(d on); foundation

Number of strokes: 10
Examples of other characters consisting of 10 strokes: 能, 家, 都, 起, 部, 样, 高, 被, 特, 海

Radical: 木 75.6

HSK level: 3
Other HSK 3 characters: 干, 风, 带, 极, 办, 议, 清, 元, 万, 该 more hsk 3 charaters »

Frequency rank: 352

Examples of words containing this character: 侧根, 刨根, 去根, 吐根, 呆根, 命根, 培根, 块根, 压根, 字根, 存根, 宿根, 实根, 扎根, 拔根, 摩根, 支根, 方根, 根基, 根底, 根式, 根据, 根本, 根柢, 根河

English translation (based on CEDICT):

根[gēn]:

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

Details

Unicode code point: U+6839

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