1. 根
  2. 源

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 

源

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  1. 源 is the 669th most frequent character.
  2. 源 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 源 appears as a character in 86 words.
  4. 源 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
源 => 氵, 原
Radical :
源 => 氵 (water), 厂 (cliff), 白 (white), 小 (small)
Graphical :
源 => ⺀, ㇀, 厂, 口, 一, ㇒, 亅, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yuan2 - root/source/origin

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 源 (yuan2): The component 原 is pronounced as 'yuan2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

来源 (來源)
源于 (源於)
财源 (財源)
资源 (資源)

Medium Frequency

来源于 (來源於)
光源 
婺源 
左右逢源 
根源 
桃源 
桃花源 
水源 
河源 
渊源 (淵源)
源 
源代码 (源代碼)
源泉 
源源不断 (源源不斷)
源自 
源头 (源頭)
生源 
发源 (發源)
能源 
货源 (貨源)
起源 
开源 (開源)
电源 (電源)
电源线 (電源線)
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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