根 gēn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 木 tree 艮 blunt
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
根本
gēnběn
simply; basic
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 我根本不懂。 Wǒ gēnběn bù dǒng. I simply do not understand.
- 他根本没来。 Tā gēnběn méi lái. He simply did not come.
- 根本问题在这。 Gēnběn wèntí zài zhè. The basic problem is here.
Related words
- 根 gēn root; a measure word for long thin things
- 根据 gēnjù according to
- 本 běn measure word for books; root
- 本子 běnzi notebook, exercise book
- 课本 kèběn textbook
- 笔记本 bǐjìběn notebook
- 本来 běnlái originally; at first
- 本领 běnlǐng skill; ability
- 本事 běnshi ability; skill
- 基本 jīběn basic
- 基本上 jīběnshang basically; mostly
- 本科 běnkē undergraduate studies