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根
gēn
Main
English Definitionroot; basis; measure word for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; radical (chemistry)
Simplified Script根
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyingēn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄍㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gan1
Part of Speech(名) noun, (量) measure word
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Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=4 TOCFL=5

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根据gēnjùaccording to; based on; basis; foundation; to depend on
根本gēnběnfundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all
根源gēnyuánorigin; root (cause)
根本上gēnběn shàngfundamentally
根据地gēnjù dìbase of operations
Words With Same Tail Word    
草根cǎogēngrass roots (lit. and fig.)
扎根zhāgēnto take root
摩根mógēnMorgan (name)
压根yàgēnfrom the start; absolutely; entirely; simply
里根lǐgēnReagan (name); Ronald Reagan (1911-2004), US president (1981-1989)
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