Chinese Character 根 (gan1 | gen1 ) : [1] [n] root of a plant [2] [n] base; foundati

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根
gan1 gen1
[1] [n] root of a plant [2] [n] base; foundation [3] root of a number (mathematics) [4] [n] beginning cause; source of something [5] radical (chemistry) a piece of (string, rope, etc.); a stick, spear or something of slender shape Stroke count: 10 Level: 3 Radical: 木 (#75)
根
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平方根 ping4 fong1 gan1 ping2 fang1 gen1 = square root 斬草除根 zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 zhan3 cao3 chu2 gen1 = (saying) to pull up by the roots - to completely eradicate 阿根廷 aa3 gan1 ting4 a1 gen1 ting2 = Argentina 根本 gan1 bun2 gen1 ben3 = basically 根本上 gan1 bun2 soeng6 gen1 ben3 shang4 = basically 培根 pui4 gan1 pei2 gen1 = bacon 根據 gan1 geoi3 gen1 ju4 = [1] according to; [2] based on, basis; [3] foundation 根源 gan1 jyun4 gen1 yuan2 = origin; root 歸根到底 gwai1 gan1 dou3 dai2 gui1 gen1 dao4 di3 = in the final analysis 根據地 gan1 geoi3 dei6 gen1 ju4 di4 = base of operations See all 56 compounds
Showing all 2 examples containing 根一個人喺異鄉無根無蔃，咩都要靠自己，真唔容易粵 edit To be alone in a foreign place without the support from family or society, one has to be very independent; and that can be very trying. 啲老樹好多根蔃粵 edit These old trees have lots of roots.

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Decimal representation of this word: 根
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