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跟

gēn
heel · to follow closely
Radical: 足 Strokes: 13 HSK 1
Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common
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Character Decomposition
跟=足+艮
Etymology
foot
Meanings
heel
to follow closely
to go with
(of a woman) to marry sb
with
compared with
to
towards
and (joining two nouns)
gēn
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Words with 跟 59 total
heel脚跟jiǎo gēntoo large or small for the feet (of shoes)蹑跟niè gēnheel (of a shoe)鞋跟xié gēnheel (part of a foot) · heel (of a sock) · counter (the part of a shoe that cups the back of one's heel) · followed by (used in describing a format, "filename followed by file extension")后跟hòu gēnto follow precisely · to comply with紧跟jǐn gēnto catch up with · to keep pace with跟上gēn shàngto lose track of跟丢gēn diūto marry (of woman)跟人gēn rénthe front (of) · (in) front · (in) sb's presence · just before (a date)跟前gēn qiánto work as footman · to do odd jobs · to understudy (an opera actor)跟包gēn bāoattendant跟差gēn chāito follow · (of a woman) to get married · (old) attendant跟从gēn cóng(coll.) while doing it; on the way through · (coll.) immediately; at once · (of a touch screen) responsive to the user's finger movements跟手gēn shǒuto document on film the course of events · to follow sb with a camera跟拍gēn pāisomersault · fall; tumble · (fig.) setback; failure跟斗gēn douto match a bet · to call (poker)跟注gēn zhùattendant · footman (servant)跟班gēn bān(Tw) to tail (sb) (abbr. for gēn zōng jiān shì)跟监gēn jiānheel tendon of mammals · Achilles tendon跟腱gēn jiànto feet the feet perfectly · to follow closely · hard on sb's heels跟脚gēn jiǎoto follow after · immediately afterwards跟着gēn zheto follow sb's tracks · to tail · to shadow · tracking跟踪gēn zōngto follow · to follow up跟进gēn jìnto follow跟随gēn suí
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