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
根据
gēnjù
according to
Characters in this word
据 jù
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 居 to live, to reside
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 根据地图走。 Gēnjù dìtú zǒu. Go according to the map.
- 根据天气穿衣。 Gēnjù tiānqì chuān yī. Dress according to the weather.
- 根据规则做。 Gēnjù guīzé zuò. Do it according to the rules.