Memory phrase for the Kanji: 根
根
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Meaning
root, basis, classifier for long slender objects (cigarettes)
Pronunciation
gēn
Explanation
Left: tree 木 , right: 'not good' 艮 ('good' would be 良 , but the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
Mnemonic
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(not usable as timber) The tree is not good at the roots. (... or if it is too slender)
Radicals
木
tree
艮
not good This 良 is the character for "good", but since the accent is missing it is understood as "not good". verstanden.
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Vocabulary
根本
gēn běn
fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all
926
根茎
gēn jīng
stolon; runner; rhizome; rhizoma
6873
舌根
shé gēn
back of tongue; tongue root; dorsal
5253
祸根
huò gēn
root of the trouble; cause of the ruin
5060
归根结蒂
guī gēn jié dì
ultimately; in the final analysis; after all; when all is said and done
4298
根深蒂固
gēn shēn dì gù
deep-rooted (problem etc)
4297
块根
kuài gēn
starchy tuber on roots of plants
3551
平方根
píng fāng gēn
square root
2564
根据地
gēn jù dì
base of operations
2386
根据
gēn jù
according to; based on; basis; foundation
2383
根式
gēn shì
surd (math.); algebraic expression involving a square root or other irrationality
2321
根式
gēn shì
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