根 gēn

根 (gēn) is a Chinese character with 10 strokes, taught at HSK level 3. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.

Meaning

根 means root; MW (long) in English.

Meanings in 13 languages

English	root; MW (long)
Spanish	raíz; clas.
Portuguese	raiz; class.
French	racine; class.
German	Wurzel; Zählw.
Italian	radice; class.
Russian	корень; счёт
Arabic	جذر; عدّ
Hindi	जड़; मापक
Indonesian	akar; pembilang
Vietnamese	rễ; loại từ
Japanese	根; 助数詞
Korean	뿌리; 개

Stroke order

Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 根 loaded.

Characters at the same level