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
根源
gēnyuán
root cause; source; to be rooted in
Characters in this word
源 yuán
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 原 source, origin, beginning
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 若只追究表面责任，却不分析事故的根源，同类问题还会重演。 Ruò zhǐ zhuījiū biǎomiàn zérèn, què bù fēnxī shìgù de gēnyuán, tónglèi wèntí hái huì chóngyǎn. If we pursue only surface-level responsibility without analysing the root cause of the accident, similar problems will occur again.
- 要解决问题，先得找到问题的根源。 Yào jiějué wèntí, xiān děi zhǎodào wèntí de gēnyuán. To solve a problem, you first have to find where it comes from.
- 这场争吵的根源其实是一个小误会。 Zhè chǎng zhēngchǎo de gēnyuán qíshí shì yí ge xiǎo wùhuì. The root of this quarrel was actually a small misunderstanding.
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
- 根深蒂固 gēnshēndìgù deep-rooted; ingrained
- 根治 gēnzhì to cure completely; to eradicate
- 归根到底 guīgēndàodǐ in the final analysis; ultimately
- 扎根 zhāgēn to take root
- 电源 diànyuán power supply
- 来源 láiyuán source
- 资源 zīyuán resources
- 能源 néngyuán energy