根

gēn

root (of a plant), descendants; offspring, solution of an algebraic equation, radical, root; foot; base, cause; origin; source; root, thoroughly; completely, (used for long, thin objects)

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base; cause; foot; origin; radix; root; source

【化】 radical

【医】 rad.; radical; radices; radix; rhizo-; root

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base; cause; radicel; radicle; radix; root; rootage

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gēn

adj. rooted

gēn

adv. thoroughly, completely

gēn

n. root, foot, base, radical

gēn

measure word for long things

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gen1

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

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根

gēn

名

（植物的营养器官） root (of a plant):

树根 the root of a tree;

连根拔 pull up by the root;

这棵小树已经扎根了。 The young tree has struck root.

（比喻子孙后代） descendants; posterity:

根苗 offspring

{数} （方根的简称） root:

立方根 cube root

{化} （指带电的基） radical:

氨根 ammonia radical

（物体的下部、底部或某部分和其他东西连着处） base; foot; root:

耳根 the root of the ear;

墙根 the foot of a wall;

舌根 the root of the tongue

（事物的本原;人的出身底细） the bottom of things; source; origin:

祸根 the root of trouble (disaster);

词根 the root of a word;

刨根问底 get to the bottom of things; inquire into the root of the matter;

知根知底 know the inside story;

追根寻源 trace to its source

（依据） basis; foundation:

扎根于群众 have one's roots among the masses;

无根之谈 nonsense

（姓氏） a surname:

根浩 Gen Hao

副

（彻底）completely; thoroughly:

根除 completely do away with

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（用于细长物）:

一根草 a stalk (blade) of grass;

两根绳子 two ropes;

几根铅笔 some pencils

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根|根 [gēn] ► root ► basis ► classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings ► CL:↑條|↑条 [tiáo] ► radical (chemistry)