根(gēn): root
HSK 310 strokes
root
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- gēn
- Meaning
- root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; CL:条; radical (chemistry)
- Strokes
- 10
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 根 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 根 step by step
10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 根
Common words using 根 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
Open 斩草除根 page →to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
Open 刨根问底 page →lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
Open 剪草除根 page →Related characters
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