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根=木+艮
Etymology
tree
Meanings
root
basis
classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
CL: tiáo
radical (chemistry)
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Words with 根 393 total
(math.) root (as in "fourth root (∜)", 4次方根 sì cì fāng gēn)方根fāng gēnlateral root (botany)侧根cè gēn(linguistics) root词根cí gēnbase of the ear · ear · (Buddhism) sense of hearing耳根ěr gēnan incompletely cured illness · an old complaint · the root cause of trouble病根bìng gēnpenis男根nán gēnroot of the trouble · cause of the ruin祸根huò gēnreed rhizome (used in TCM)芦根lú gēna strand of hair · pipe cleaner毛根máo gēnto take root生根shēng gēntree roots树根shù gēn
Idioms with 根 100 total Chain
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