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ㄍㄣ

gēn

root

根 is a 10 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as gēn in the first tone.

It is made up of the components (wood) and (limit).

  • ㄍㄣ

    gēn

    root

    • ㄇㄨ ˋ

      wood

    • ㄍㄣ ˇ

      gěn

      limit

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After slipping on ICE and falling on a TREE <root>, Laura's got a bi[g un]attractive bandage on her NOSE.
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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 根

Definitions for 根 pronounced as gēn

  • root
  • basis
  • classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
  • CL:條|条[tiao2]
  • radical (chemistry)

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