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
根基
gēnjī
foundation; basis
Characters in this word
基 jī
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 一个社会若缺乏互信，再精密的制度也难以建立稳固的根基。 Yí gè shèhuì ruò quēfá hùxìn, zài jīngmì de zhìdù yě nányǐ jiànlì wěngù de gēnjī. If a society lacks mutual trust, even the most elaborate system will struggle to build a solid foundation.
- 打好语言根基，以后学什么都轻松。 Dǎ hǎo yǔyán gēnjī, yǐhòu xué shénme dōu qīngsōng. Lay a good foundation in the language, and everything you study later will be easy.
- 这家老店靠诚信打下了稳固的根基。 Zhè jiā lǎo diàn kào chéngxìn dǎ xià le wěngù de gēnjī. This old shop built a solid foundation on honesty.
Related words
- 根本 gēnběn simply; basic
- 根 gēn root; a measure word for long thin things
- 根据 gēnjù according to
- 根深蒂固 gēnshēndìgù deep-rooted; ingrained
- 根源 gēnyuán root cause; source; to be rooted in
- 根治 gēnzhì to cure completely; to eradicate
- 归根到底 guīgēndàodǐ in the final analysis; ultimately
- 扎根 zhāgēn to take root
- 基本 jīběn basic
- 基本上 jīběnshang basically; mostly
- 基础 jīchǔ foundation; basics
- 基地 jīdì base