Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- gēn
English
- root, base(d on)
- root
- (noun) source; origin
- foundation
- basis
- classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
- CL:條|条[tiao2]
- radical (chemistry)
- root
- home; place of residence
粵語
- 植物五大器官之一，用嚟支撐植株、吸收同埋儲存營養等（量詞：條）
- 賴以為歸依嘅地方
As a component in
Words containing 根
- 根據gan1 geoi3
according to
- 根本gan1 bun2
fundamental
- 鬚根sou1 gan1
fibrous root
- 生根saang1 gan1
to take root
- 根源gan1 jyun4
origin
- 草根cou2 gan1
grass roots (lit. and fig.)
- 根基gan1 gei1
foundation
- 根號gan1 hou2
radical sign √ (math.)
- 山根saan1 gan1
foot of a hill or mountain
- 詞根ci4 gan1
(linguistics) root
- 扎根zaat3 gan1
to take root
- 氣根hei3 gan1
aerial root (botany)
- 命根meng6 gan1
lifeblood
- 塊根faai3 gan1
root tuber
- 根絕gan1 zyut6
to eradicate
- 根除gan1 ceoi4
to eradicate
- 根底gan1 dai2
foundation
- 銀根ngan4 gan1
(finance) money supply
- 根治gan1 zi6
to bring under permanent control
- 牙根ngaa4 gan1
root of tooth
- 樹根syu6 gan1
tree roots
- 阿根廷aa3 gan1 ting4
Argentina
- 辣根laat6 gan1
horseradish
- 申根san1 gan1
Schengen, village in Luxemburg, location of the 1985 signing of the agreement to create the Schengen area 申根區|申根区[Shen1 gen1 qu1]