(gèn)

6 strokesTrad.

extending all the way across

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
gèn
Meaning
extending all the way across; running all the way through
Strokes
6
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻二日

Stretching from heaven 一 to earth 一 

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged overlaid.

Traditional form : A bridge laid across a river 二

How to write step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gèn

throughout time; from ancient times (up to the present)

Open 亘古 page →
pángèn

linked in a unbroken chain

Open 盘亘 page →
miángèn

to stretch in an unbroken chain (esp. of mountains)

Open 绵亘 page →

unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)

Open 亘古不变 page →

from ancient times up to now

Open 亘古通今 page →

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