1. 跟

跟

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  • 541st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 32 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
跟→
⻊艮
2Radical
跟→
⻊foot艮stopping
3Graphical
跟→
口丨一丨一丨㇕二乚冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gēn (gen1)heel • to follow closely • to go with • to marry sb (of woman) • with • towards • as (compared to) • from (different from) • and (in addition to)

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

Common

高跟鞋 

Uncommon

紧跟 (緊跟)
脚跟 (腳跟)
跟上 
跟前 
跟班 
跟着 (跟著)
跟踪 (跟蹤)
跟进 (跟進)
跟随 (跟隨)
跟头 (跟頭)

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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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