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(Bushou)		 木
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根 gēn root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiao2] / radical (chemistry)
Results beginning with 根
根据 gēn jù according to / based on / basis / foundation / CL:個|个[ge4]
根本 gēn běn fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all / CL:個|个[ge4]
根源 gēn yuán origin / root (cause)
根治 gēn zhì to bring under permanent control / to effect a radical cure
根基 gēn jī foundation
根除 gēn chú to eradicate
根系 gēn xì root system
根茎 gēn jīng stolon / runner / rhizome / rhizoma
根底 gēn dǐ foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause
根由 gēn yóu the whys and the wherefores / the detailed story / root cause
根号 gēn hào radical sign &radic / (math.)
根式 gēn shì surd (math.) / algebraic expression involving a square root or other irrationality
根绝 gēn jué to eradicate
根茬 gēn chá stubble
根柢 gēn dǐ root / foundation
根河 Gēn hé Genhe, county-level city, Mongolian Gegeen-gol xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia
根究 gēn jiū to investigate (sth) thoroughly / to get to the bottom of
根特 Gēn tè Ghent, city in Belgium
根性 gēn xìng one's true nature (Buddhism)
根须 gēn xū roots
根音 gēn yīn root of chord
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根据地 gēn jù dì base of operations
根目录 gēn mù lù root directory
根本法 gēn běn fǎ fundamental law / body of basic laws
根瘤菌 gēn liú jùn rhizobium
根账户  root account
根腐病 gēn fǔ bìng root rot
根河市 Gēn hé shì Genhe, county-level city, Mongolian Gegeen-gol xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia
根西岛 Gēn xī dǎo Guernsey (Channel Islands)
根状茎 gēn zhuàng jīng rhizome (biol.) / root stock
根本原因 gēn běn yuán yīn root cause
根深蒂固 gēn shēn dì gù deep-rooted (problem etc)
根深叶茂 gēn shēn yè mào deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom) / (fig.) well established and growing strongly
根系吸收  root uptake / radicular system absorption
根除前期 gēn chú qián qī pre-eradication
根服务器 gēn fú wù qì root server / DNS root server
根管治疗 gēn guǎn zhì liáo root canal therapy (dentistry)
根据规定 gēn jù guī dìng according to provisions / as stipulated in the rules
根据上表 gēn jù shàng biǎo according to the above table
根培养基 gēn péi yǎng jī rooting medium
根系环境 gēn xì huán jìng root environment
根系活力 gēn xì huó lì root activity
根用作物 gēn yòng zuò wù root crop
根汁汽水 gēn zhī qì shuǐ root beer
根据现行法  de lege lata / lex lata
根除童妓现象国际 gēn chú tóng jì xiàn xiàng guó jì ECPAT International
根据第43条组成的部队  Article 43 force
根据公正和善良的原则  ex aequo et bono
根据第十四条举行的会议  Article XIV conference
根除非法贩运毒品区域协定  Regional Agreement for the eradication of illicit drug trafficking
根据人权公约提交报告训练方桉  training programme on reporting under human rights conventions
根据1988年公约第12条所设咨询专家组  Advisory Expert Group under article 12 of the 1988 Convention
根据任择议定书提出的来文工作组  Working Group on Communications under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women / Working Group on Communications under the Optional Protocol
根据延伸管辖权和国际法管理渔业  Fisheries Regulations under Extended Jurisdiction and International Law
根除亚洲旅游业中儿童卖淫行为组织  End Child Prostitution in Asian Tourism
Approximate Results for 根
男根 nán gēn penis
摩根 Mó gēn Morgan (name)
草根 cǎo gēn grass roots (lit. and fig.)
压根 yà gēn from the start / absolutely / entirely / simply
扎根 zhā gēn to take root
树根 shù gēn tree roots
里根 Lǐ gēn Reagan (name) / Ronald Reagan (1911-2004), US president (1981-1989)
寻根 xún gēn to seek one's roots / to get to the bottom of a matter
除根 chú gēn to root out / to eliminate the roots / to cure once and for all
培根 péi gēn bacon (loanword)
植根 zhí gēn to take root / to establish a base
祸根 huò gēn root of the trouble / cause of the ruin
牙根 yá gēn root of tooth
字根 zì gēn character root / word root / etymon
葛根 gé gēn tuber of the kudzu vine (Pueraria lobata), used in Chinese medicine
病根 bìng gēn an incompletely cured illness / an old complaint / the root cause of trouble
墙根 qiáng gēn foot of a wall
银根 yín gēn money market / money
追根 zhuī gēn to trace sth back to its source / to get to the bottom of sth
命根 mìng gēn lifeblood / the thing that one cherishes most in life / (coll.) family jewels (male genitals)
存根 cún gēn stub
词根 cí gēn (linguistics) root
方根 fāng gēn (math.) root (as in "fourth root (∜)", 4次方根[si4 ci4 fang1 gen1])
须根 xū gēn fibrous roots
归根 guī gēn to return home (after a lifetime's absence) / to go back to one's roots
舌根 shé gēn back of tongue / tongue root / dorsal
块根 kuài gēn root tuber / tuberous root
芦根 lú gēn reed rhizome (used in TCM)
票根 piào gēn ticket stub
刨根 páo gēn lit. to dig up the root / to get to the heart of (the matter)
气根 qì gēn aerial root (botany)
侧根 cè gēn lateral root (botany)
菌根  mycorrihiza
板根  buttress
吸根  sucker
拔根 bá gēn (lit. and fig.) to uproot
城根 chéng gēn sections of a city close to the city wall
齿根 chǐ gēn root of tooth
呆根 dāi gēn fool / stupid
耳根 ěr gēn base of the ear / ear / (Buddhism) sense of hearing
伐根 fá gēn tree stump
脚根 jiǎo gēn variant of 腳跟|脚跟[jiao3 gen1]
苦根 kǔ gēn underlying cause of poverty
辣根 là gēn horseradish
雷根 Léi gēn Taiwan equivalent of 里根[Li3 gen1]
毛根 máo gēn a strand of hair / pipe cleaner
齐根 qí gēn at the base / at the root / (of a leg) just below the crutch
去根 qù gēn to cure completely
申根 Shēn gēn Schengen, village in Luxemburg, location of the 1985 signing of the agreement to create the Schengen area 申根區|申根区[Shen1 gen1 qu1]
实根 shí gēn real root (of a polynomial)
酸根 suān gēn negative ion / acid radical
宿根 sù gēn perennial root (botany)
吐根 tǔ gēn ipecac
维根 Wéi gēn Wigan, town in England (Tw)
箱根 Xiāng gēn Hakone, city on the east coast of Japan southwest of Tokyo
心根 xīn gēn the innermost depths of one's heart / (Buddhism) manas (the mind)
业根 yè gēn the root cause (of evil) / bane (Buddhism)
约根 Yuē gēn Jurgen (name)
支根 zhī gēn branching root / rootlet
直根 zhí gēn taproot (main root growing vertically down)
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阿根廷 A1 gēn tíng Argentina
压根儿 yà gēn r erhua variant of 壓根|压根[ya4 gen1]
板蓝根 bǎn lán gēn indigo woad root / root of Isatis tinctoria (used in TCM)
命根子 mìng gēn zi see 命根[ming4 gen1]
密歇根 Mì xiē gēn Michigan, US state
密西根 Mì xī gēn Michigan, US state (Tw)
平方根 píng fāng gēn square root
摩尔根 Mó ěr gēn Morgan (name)
字根表 zì gēn biǎo table of components used in wubi input method 五筆輸入法|五笔输入法[wu3 bi3 shu1 ru4 fa3]
切根虫  cutworm
存根簿  counterfoil book
安重根 An1 Zhòng gēn An Jung-geun or Ahn Joong-keun (1879-1910), Korean independence activist, famous as assassin of Japanese prime minister ITŌ / Hirobumi 伊藤博文[Yi1 teng2 Bo2 wen2] in 1909
卑尔根 Bēi ěr gēn Bergen
不尽根 bù jìn gēn surd (math.)
布辛根 bù xīn gēn büsingen
词根语 cí gēn yǔ (linguistics) analytic language
大根兰 dà gēn lán Cymbidium macrorrhizum Lindl.
单位根 dān wèi gēn (math.) root of unity
二重根 èr chóng gēn a double root of an equation
耳根软 ěr gēn ruǎn credulous
耳根子 ěr gēn zi ear
盖林根 gě lín gēn Gailingen
古根罕 Gǔ gēn hǎn Guggenheim (name)
海尼根 Hǎi ní gēn Heineken (Dutch brewing company) / see also 喜力[Xi3 li4]
哈灵根 hā líng gēn Harlingen, the Netherlands
嚼舌根 jiáo shé gēn to gossip / to argue unnecessarily
均方根 jūn fāng gēn root mean square
连根拔 lián gēn bá to pull up by the roots / to uproot
立方根 lì fāng gēn cube root (math.)
蹑脚根 niè jiǎo gēn variant of 躡腳跟|蹑脚跟[nie4 jiao3 gen1]
刨根儿 páo gēn r erhua variant of 刨根[pao2 gen1]
培根县 péi gēn xiàn Bacon
氢氧根 qīng yǎng gēn hydroxide radical (-OH)
气生根 qì shēng gēn aerial root (botany)
肉质根 ròu zhì gēn succulent root (botany)
少根筋 shǎo gēn jīn (coll.) dim-witted / foolish / absent-minded
申根区 Shēn gēn qū the Schengen area, a passport-free zone in Europe
听墙根 tīng qiáng gēn to eavesdrop / to listen in secret to sb's conversations
图林根 Tú lín gēn Thuringia (state in Germany)
香根草 xiāng gēn cǎo vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanoides)
一根筋 yī gēn jīn stubborn / inflexible / one-track minded
乙酸根 yǐ suān gēn acetyl radical CH3COO-
植根于 zhí gēn yú to be rooted to / to take root in
斩草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom) / to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely
归根结底 guī gēn jié dǐ in the final analysis / ultimately
归根到底 guī gēn dào dǐ after all / in the final analysis / ultimately
哈根达斯 Hā gēn Dá sī Häagen-Dazs
哥本哈根 Gē běn hā gēn Copenhagen or København, capital of Denmark
盘根错节 pán gēn cuò jié twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom) / complicated and very tricky / knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties
密歇根州 Mì xiē gēn zhōu Michigan, US state
叶落归根 yè luò guī gēn a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom) / everything has its ancestral home / In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.
耳根清净 ěr gēn qīng jìng lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom) / to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world
归根结蒂 guī gēn jié dì ultimately / in the final analysis / after all / when all is said and done
归根结柢 guī gēn jié dǐ variant of 歸根結底|归根结底[gui1 gen1 jie2 di3]
剪草除根 jiǎn cǎo chú gēn lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom) / fig. to destroy root and branch / to eradicate
落地生根 luò dì shēng gēn air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum) / to put down roots
落叶归根 luò yè guī gēn lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom) / fig. all things go back to their source eventually / in old age, an expatriate returns home
盘根究底 pán gēn jiū dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth
盘根问底 pán gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth
刨根问底 páo gēn wèn dǐ to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth
询根问底 xún gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth
咬定牙根 yǎo dìng yá gēn see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]
追根究底 zhuī gēn jiū dǐ to get to the heart of the matter
追根求源 zhuī gēn qiú yuán to track sth to its roots
追根溯源 zhuī gēn sù yuán to pursue sth back to its origins / to trace back to the source / to get to the bottom of sth
追根问底 zhuī gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth
追根寻底 zhuī gēn xún dǐ see 追根究底[zhui1 gen1 jiu1 di3]
发根介质  rooting medium
申根地区  Schengen area
块根作物  root crop
网络草根  netroots
埃尔朗根 Aī ěr lǎng gēn Erlangen (town in Bavaria)
爱留根纳 Aì liú gēn nà Eriugena, John Scottus (c. 810-880) Irish poet, theologian, and philosopher of Neoplatonism
草根网民 cǎo gēn wǎng mín grassroots netizens
单根独苗 dān gēn dú miáo an only child
耳根子软 ěr gēn zi ruǎn credulous
格罗宁根 Gé luó níng gēn Groningen, province and city in the Netherlands
共轭根式 gòng è gēn shì conjugate surd (math.)
古根海姆 Gǔ gēn hǎi mǔ Guggenheim (name)
归根究底 guī gēn jiū dǐ (idiom) in the final analysis
究其根源 jiū qí gēn yuán to trace something to its source (idiom)
密歇根湖 Mì xiē gēn Hú Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3 da4 hu2]
密西根州 Mì xī gēn Zhōu Michigan, US state (Tw)
蟠根错节 pán gēn cuò jié variant of 盤根錯節|盘根错节[pan2 gen1 cuo4 jie2]
申根文书 shēn gēn wén shū Schengen acquis
申根协定 shēn gēn xié dìng Agreement on the gradual abolition of checks at the common borders / Schengen Agreement
事实根据 shì shí gēn jù factual basis
算哪根葱 suàn nǎ gēn cōng who do (you) think (you) are? / who does (he, she etc) think (he, she) is?
听墙根儿 tīng qiáng gēn r erhua variant of 聽牆根|听墙根[ting1 qiang2 gen1]
瓦赫宁根 wǎ hè níng gēn Wageningen
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