gēn

Traditional: 根

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Translation

root, base; measure word for long things

Stroke order

Stroke order for 根

Examples

I don't know at all.

This is the fundamental problem.

He doesn't care at all.

shùzhāshēn

The tree roots run very deep.

zhuō

There is a strand of hair on the table.

根 (gēn) means root and also serves as a measure word for long thin things; it forms 根本 (gēnběn), meaning fundamental.

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This word is part of lesson 104.