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
根深蒂固
gēnshēndìgù
deep-rooted; ingrained
Characters in this word
深 shēn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 罙 deep
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
蒂 dì
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 帝 supreme ruler, emperor
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
固 gù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 囗 — enclosure
- Made of
- 囗 enclosure 古 old, classic, ancient
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这种旧观念在老一辈人心里根深蒂固。 Zhè zhǒng jiù guānniàn zài lǎo yí bèi rén xīnli gēnshēndìgù. This old way of thinking is deeply rooted in the minds of the older generation.
- 吃饭要先敬长辈，这个习惯已经根深蒂固了。 Chī fàn yào xiān jìng zhǎngbèi, zhège xíguàn yǐjīng gēnshēndìgù le. At a meal you should honour the elders first, and this habit is already deeply ingrained.
- 他对这座城市的感情根深蒂固，怎么也离不开。 Tā duì zhè zuò chéngshì de gǎnqíng gēnshēndìgù, zěnme yě lí bù kāi. His attachment to this city runs so deep that he can never leave it.
Related words
- 根本 gēnběn simply; basic
- 根 gēn root; a measure word for long thin things
- 根据 gēnjù according to
- 根基 gēnjī foundation; basis
- 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
- 深 shēn deep; dark
- 深刻 shēnkè deep; profound
- 深入 shēnrù in depth
- 深厚 shēnhòu deep; strong