Chinese

根本

gēnběn
fundamental; basic; essential
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 6

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Origin

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Lineage

  • characterChinese根 “root (Classifier: 條／条 m)”
    • meaningChinese木 “tree; woody plant”
    • soundChinese艮 “one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing mountains. (☶)”
      • ideaChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙／双 mn-t)”
      • ideaChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
  • characterChinese本 “root; stem”

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