1. 根
  2. 本

根

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  • 352nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 75 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
根→
木艮
2Radical
根→
木tree艮stopping
3Graphical
根→
一丨八丨㇕二乚冫

Pinyin & Meaning

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

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Previous (她)Next (前)
  • 92nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.20% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 142 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
本→
木一
2Radical
本→
木tree一one
3Graphical
本→
一丨八一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. běn (ben3)roots or stems of plants • origin • source • this • the current • root • foundation • basis • classifier for books, periodicals, files etc • originally

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

本 also appears in:
体笨钵苯缽翉

Example Words

High Frequency

基本 
日本 
本 
本人 
本来 (本來)
本色 
根本 
赵本山 (趙本山)

Medium Frequency

副本 
剧本 (劇本)
原本 
基本上 
墨尔本 (墨爾本)
成本 
日本人 
书本 (書本)
本事 
本土 
本地 
本子 
本性 
本期 
本本 
本科 
本能 
本质 (本質)
本身 
本钱 (本錢)
本领 (本領)
标本 (標本)
版本 
笔记本 (筆記本)
课本 (課本)
资本 (資本)
资本主义 (資本主義)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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