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