Dictionary/根

根

根 gēn

ㄍㄣ
MNHSK 4TOCFL L3core 10k
1root
2basis
3radical (chemistry)
4classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings

Characters

根

Examples

wǒ我de的tāng汤lǐ里yǒu有yì一gēn根tóu fa头发。
我的汤里有一根头发。
There's a hair in my soup.
我的手指头有一根刺。
I have a thorn in my finger.
她停下来抽了根烟。
She stopped to smoke a cigarette.

Measure word

条tiáo

In the story library

铁杵磨针（详读本）L3卖火柴的小女孩L4《世说新语》选读L6从百草园到三味书屋（鲁迅）L6夏天的冰棍L1

More words starting with 根

根本gēnběn根据gēnjù根源gēnyuán根基gēnjī根治gēnzhì根深蒂固gēnshēn-dìgù根系gēnxì根茎gēnjīng

See also: words & characters pronounced gēn