Dong Chinese dictionary

gēn

root

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 艮 represents the sound.

Components

木 Meaning component

mù

tree

艮 Sound component

gěn, gèn

blunt

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

gēn

root, base(d on); foundation; root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; CL:條|条[tiáo]; radical (chemistry)

Most common words with 根

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