根
gēn HSK3

root

根 gēn
thoroughly adverb
thoroughly or completely, often used with verbs related to eliminating or curing
[long/slender] measure word
measure word for long, thin, or slender objects like sticks, cigarettes, or strings

这是我今天的第十根烟。

zhè shì wǒ jīn​tiān de dì​shí gēn yān.

This is my tenth cigarette today.

x光片显示两根手指断了。

x guāng piàn xiǎn​shì liǎng gēn shǒu​zhǐ duàn le.

The x-ray showed two broken fingers.

basis preposition
(bound form) the basis or evidence for something, such as a stub, counterfoil, or carbon copy of a document
root (botany, family) noun
the root of a plant; the part that grows underground to absorb nutrients; also refers to a child who carries on a family line

植物的根需要水的同时也需要空气。

zhí​wù de gēn xū​yào shuǐ de tóng​shí yě xū​yào kōng​qì.

The plant roots need air as well as water.

source adverbnoun
(bound form) the origin, cause, or source of a situation or problem
base nounverb
the bottom or base of an object; the part of a thing where it connects to something else
root (mathematics)
(mathematics) the root or solution of an equation
radical (chemistry)
(chemistry) a group of atoms that behave as a single unit; a radical
surname
a Chinese surname
radical (mathematics)
(mathematics) a root such as a square root or the radical sign √

Cross-References

Classifier

Frequency
Character
Written text
352nd most common 624.2 per million
Movie subtitles
371st most common 403.6 per million appears in 85% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
101.7 per million appears in 31% of films
Written text
91.0 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Strokes
10
Unicode
U+6839

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)