根gēn
slender pillars (measure word). 10 strokes, radical 木, first met in HSK 3.
How to write 根
Strokes 1–4 write 木, then strokes 5–10 write 艮.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 根 · the stroke-order rules
What 根 is made of
木 (mù, tree) and 艮 (gěn, blunt).
木 carries the meaning — tree — and 艮 carries the sound.
Words that use 根
| 根 | slender pillars (measure word) 用来数细长物体的量词 数十根桩柱深入海底。Dozens of pillars plunge deep into the seabed. Lesson 282, 宏基伟业与工程规程 · 现代工造与城市商埠 · Modern Engineering, Commerce & Urban Structure |
| 根本 | fundamentally, at the root 从最核心的地方来说 必须从根本上理清逻辑。One must fundamentally clarify the logic. Lesson 185, 基础理论与专业概念 · 校园学术与青春求知 · Campus Academics, Teaching & Training |
| 根据 | firmly based on evidence 以某个事实或材料作为依据 根据出土石碑记载，古街很古老。Based on the unearthed stele's inscription, the old street is very ancient. Lesson 284, 历史脉络与商邑巡览 · 现代工造与城市商埠 · Modern Engineering, Commerce & Urban Structure |
Characters that share the sound part 艮
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 木
All 67 of them, and what the radical means, on the 木 radical page.