1. 根
  2. 茎

根

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  1. 根 is the 352nd most frequent character.
  2. 根 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 根 appears as a character in 75 words.
  4. 根 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
根 => 木, 艮
Radical :
根 => 木 (tree), 艮 (stopping)
Graphical :
根 => 一, 丨, 八, 丨, ㇕, 二, 乚, 冫

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gen1 - root/basis/classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings/CL:條|条[tiao2]/radical (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 根 (gen1): The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gen3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 根 (gen1): The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gen4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

根 
根据 (根據)
根本 
草根 

Medium Frequency

哈根达斯 (哈根達斯)
培根 
压根 (壓根)
压根儿 (壓根兒)
扎根 
根源 
阿根廷 

茎

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  1. 茎 is the 2669th most frequent character.
  2. 茎 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 茎 appears as a character in 5 words.
  4. 茎 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
茎 => 艹, No glyph available
Radical :
茎 => 艹 (grass), 龴 (N/A), 工 (work)
Graphical :
茎 => 艹, 龴, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jing1 - stalk/stem/CL:條|条[tiao2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

根茎 (根莖)
阴茎 (陰莖)

Medium Frequency

鳞茎 (鱗莖)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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