跟 gēn
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 足 — foot
- Made of
- 足 foot 艮 blunt
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
跟随
gēnsuí
to follow
Characters in this word
随 suí
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 迶 to walk
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 请跟随我。 Qǐng gēnsuí wǒ. Please come along with me.
- 狗跟随主人。 Gǒu gēnsuí zhǔrén. The dog follows its owner.
- 他跟随老师。 Tā gēnsuí lǎoshī. He follows the teacher.
Related words
- 跟 gēn with; to follow
- 高跟鞋 gāogēnxié high-heeled shoes
- 跟前 gēnqián in front of; near
- 随便 suíbiàn as one likes; casually
- 随时 suíshí at any time
- 随 suí to follow; according to
- 随手 suíshǒu conveniently; as you go
- 随后 suíhòu afterward; soon after
- 随意 suíyì as one likes; casually
- 随着 suízhe following; as
- 分离 fēnlí to separate; to part
- 连接 liánjiē to connect