xún​gēn

to seek one's roots

  • created sense approved 寻根/尋根 · xún​gēn · to seek one's roots — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寻根 / 尋根

    xún​gēn

    to seek one's roots

    to seek one's roots, specifically looking for ancestral origins or the place where one's family began

    寻, 根

    寻 (literal) → 寻/尋 · xún · to search 根 (literal) → 根 · gēn · root (botany, family)

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 寻根/尋根 · xún​gēn · to get to the bottom of things — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寻根 / 尋根

    xún​gēn

    to get to the bottom of things

    to investigate the source or root cause of a matter

    寻, 根

    寻 (literal) → 寻/尋 · xún · to search 根 (literal) → 根 · gēn · source

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense