根 (gan1 | gen1) : root; foundation

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根

gan1

gen1

[1] root of a plant
[2] foundation; basis
[3] origin; source; cause
[4] completely; thoroughly
[5] [mathematics] root of a number
[6] [chemistry] radical
[7] [classifier] a piece of (stick, rope, cigarette, etc)

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

根

This word has been viewed 10124 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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髮根 faat3 gan1 fa4 gen1 = hair root; hair roots

山根 saan1 gan1 shan1 gen1 = root of the nose; foot of a mountain

銀根 ngan4 gan1 yin2 gen1 = the money market; money

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 (4) reference

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

根深蒂固 gan1 sam1 dai3 gu3 gen1 shen1 di4 gu4 = deep-rooted

耳根 ji5 gan1 er3 gen1 = base of earlobe

耳根軟 ji5 gan1 jyun5 er3 gen1 ruan3 = suggestible

根底 gan1 dai2 gen1 di3 = bedrock, basis, foundation; background learning; one's material possessions

尋根究底 cam4 gan1 gau3 dai2 xun2 gen1 jiu4 di3 (Taiwan), xun2 gen1 jiu1 di3 (PRC) = inquire deeply into

根基 gan1 gei1 = basis; foundation

扎根 zaat3 gan1 zha1 gen1 = take root

立方根 laap6 fong1 gan1 li4 fang1 gen1 = cube root

茅根 maau4 gan1 = couch-grass

草根階層 cou2 gan1 gaai1 cang4 cao3 gen1 jie1 ceng2 = grassroots stratum

歸根 gwai1 gan1 = in the end (fail, succeed, etc.)

側根 zak1 gan1 ce4 gen1 = lateral root

刨根問底 paau4 gan1 man6 dai2 pao2 gen1 wen4 di3 = get to the bottom of things

齒根 ci2 gan1 chi3 gen1 = root (of tooth)

尋根 cam4 gan1 xun2 gen1 = searching for one's roots

背根 bui3 gan1 = dorsal root

腹根 fuk1 gan1 = ventral root

鼻根 bei6 gan1 = root of nose

舌根 sit6 gan1 = [n] root of the tongue

拔根 bat6 gan1 ba2 gen1 = uproot

存根 cyun4 gan1 cun2 gen1 = stub

歸根究底 gwai1 gan1 gau3 dai2 gui1 gen1 jiu4 di3 (Taiwan), gui1 gen1 jiu1 di3 (PRC) = in the final analysis (歸根結底)

落地生根 lok6 dei6 saang1 gan1 = to settle down

心根 sam1 gan1 = Manas, the mind-organ, mental faculty

黐脷根 ci1 lei6 gan1 = to lisp 粵

冇根蔸 mou5 gan1 dau1 = not proper 粵

無根無蔃 mou4 gan1 mou4 koeng2 = without roots; not rooted 粵

根蔃 gan1 koeng2 = roots of plants 粵

根由 gan1 jau4 gen1 you2 = cause, origin

斷根 tyun5 gan1 duan4 gen1 = to be completely cured; to effect a permanent cure

方根 fong1 gan1 fang1 gen1 = [mathematics] root

慧根 wai6 gan1 hui4 gen1 = root of wisdom, source of wisdom

鬚根 sou1 gan1 xu1 gen1 = (facial) stubble; bristle

根治 gan1 zi6 gen1 zhi4 = completely cure

壓根 aat3 gan1 ya4 gen1 = from the start / absolutely / entirely / simply

子孫根 zi2 syun1 gan1 zi3 sun1 gen1 = penis

根蒂 gan1 dai3 gen1 di4 = root

字根合體字 zi6 gan1 hap6 tai2 zi6 zi4 gen1 he2 ti3 zi4 = stem compound

根式 gan1 sik1 gen1 shi4 = [math] radical

根數 gan1 sou3 gen1 shu4 = [math] radical

根號 gan1 hou6 gen1 hao4 = [math] radical

n次根 n-ci3 gan1 n ci4 gen1 = [math.] n th root, nth root

四次方根 sei3 ci3 fong1 gan1 si4 ci4 fang1 gen1 = [math.] fourth root

胚根 pui1 gan1 pei1 gen1 = embryo root

二次根 ji6 ci3 gan1 er4 ci4 gen1 = [math.] square root

阿根廷的 aa3 gan1 ting4 dik1 a1 gen1 ting2 de5 = [adj] Argentine 國

福士威根 fuk1 si6*2 wai1 gan1 = a Volkswagon

歌本哈根 go1 bun2 haa1 gan1 = Copenhagen

格羅寧根 gaak3 lo4 ning4 gan1 ge2 luo2 ning2 gen1 = Groningen

密歇根 mat6 hit3 gan1 mi4 xie1 gen1 = Michigan (state of US)

舌根音 sit6 gan1 jam1 she2 gen1 yin1 = [ling.] velar

密歇根大學 mat6 hit3 gan1 daai6 hok6 mi4 xie1 gen1 da4 xue2 = University of Michigan

密歇根州 mat6 hit3 gan1 zau1 mi4 xie1 gen1 zhou1 = Michigan

葛根 got3 gan1 ge2 gen1 = the root of kudzu vine

密西根 mat6 sai1 gan1 mi4 xi1 gen1 = Michigan

生根粉 sang1 gan1 fan2 sheng1 gen1 fen3 = rooting powder

哥本哈根 go1 bun2 haa1 gan1 ge1 ben3 ha1 gen1 = Copenhagen

板藍根 baan2 laam4 gan1 ban3 lan2 gen1 = indigo woad root (TCM)

劣根性 lyut3 gan1 sing3 lie4 gen1 xing4 = ill nature

古根海姆 gu2 gan1 hoi2 mou5 gu3 gen1 hai3 mu3 = Guggenheim (name)

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我根本阻住唔到佢粵
I just wasn't able to stop him.
[Lit. I basically block-not-arrive him. The construction verb-m4-dou2 indicates an inability to complete the action. So, block-not-arrive is idiomatically "unable to block".]

啲老樹好多根蔃粵
These old trees have lots of roots.

一個人喺異鄉無根無蔃，咩都要靠自己，真唔容易粵
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.

呢兩件事根本就係藤㨢瓜瓜㨢藤分唔開㗎粵
These two matters are deeply entangled together. There is no way to separate them apart.

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