扎 zhā
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
扎根
zhāgēn
to take root
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 一项制度若想真正扎根，不能只依靠口号，还要有稳定的执行机制。 Yí xiàng zhìdù ruò xiǎng zhēnzhèng zhāgēn, bùnéng zhǐ yīkào kǒuhào, hái yào yǒu wěndìng de zhíxíng jīzhì. If a system is to truly take root, it cannot rely only on slogans; it also needs a stable mechanism of implementation.
- 这棵小树已经扎根了，不用担心大风把它吹倒。 Zhè kē xiǎoshù yǐjīng zhāgēn le, bú yòng dānxīn dàfēng bǎ tā chuīdǎo. This little tree has already taken root, so there is no need to worry that strong wind will knock it over.
- 他在这座城市扎根十几年，早已把这里当成自己的家。 Tā zài zhè zuò chéngshì zhāgēn shí jǐ nián, zǎoyǐ bǎ zhèlǐ dàngchéng zìjǐ de jiā. He settled in this city more than a decade ago and has long regarded it as his home.
Related words
- 扎 zhā to prick, to stab
- 包扎 bāozā to bandage; to wrap a wound
- 扎实 zhāshi solid; sound; down-to-earth
- 驻扎 zhùzhā to station; to be stationed
- 挣扎 zhēngzhá to struggle; to flounder; to strive painfully
- 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
- 根源 gēnyuán root cause; source; to be rooted in
- 根治 gēnzhì to cure completely; to eradicate