根 本 gēn běn fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all / CL:個|个[ge4] 根 源 gēn yuán origin / root (cause) 本 root / stem / origin / source / this / the current / original / inherent / originally / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc 根 root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiao2] / radical (chemistry) 根 底 gēn dǐ foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause 词 根 cí gēn (linguistics) root 方 根 fāng gēn (math.) root (as in "fourth root (∜)", 4次方根[si4 ci4 fang1 gen1]) 源 root / source / origin 柢 foundation / root 原 因 yuán yīn cause / origin / root cause / reason / CL:個|个[ge4] 支 部 zhī bù branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party 捧 场 pěng chǎng to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge) / to root for sb / to sing sb's praises / to flatter 标 本 biāo běn specimen / sample / the root cause and symptoms of a disease 下 体 xià tǐ lower body / euphemism for genitals / root and stem of plants 助 阵 zhù zhèn to cheer / to root for 根 本 原 因 gēn běn yuán yīn root cause 铲 除 chǎn chú to root out / to eradicate / to sweep away / to abolish 斩 草 除 根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom) / to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely 根 目 录 gēn mù lù root directory 甘 草 gān cǎo licorice root 扎 根 zhā gēn to take root 扫 荡 sǎo dàng to root out / to wipe out 防 风 fáng fēng to protect from wind / fangfeng (Saposhnikovia divaricata), its root used in TCM 治 本 zhì běn to take radical measures / to get to the root (of a problem etc) 黄 芪 huáng qí huangqi / milk vetch root (used in TCM) / Astragalus membranaceus or Astragalus mongholicus 根 系 gēn xì root system 莲 藕 lián ǒu lotus root 除 根 chú gēn to root out / to eliminate the roots / to cure once and for all 治 标 zhì biāo to treat only the symptoms but not the root cause 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 白 芷 bái zhǐ Dahurian angelica (Angelica dahurica) / root of Dahurian angelica (used in TCM) 党 参 dǎng shēn poor man's ginseng (Codonopsis pilosula) / codonopsis root (used in TCM) 木 香 mù xiāng costus root (medicinal herb) / aucklandia / Saussurea costus / Dolomiaea souliei 板 蓝 根 bǎn lán gēn indigo woad root / root of Isatis tinctoria (used in TCM) 字 根 zì gēn character root / word root / etymon 柴 胡 chái hú Chinese thorowax (Bupleurum chinense) / root of Chinese thorowax (used in TCM) 病 根 bìng gēn an incompletely cured illness / an old complaint / the root cause of trouble 开 方 kāi fāng (medicine) to write out a prescription / (math.) to extract a root from a given quantity 何 首 乌 hé shǒu wū Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum) / fleeceflower root 白 芍 bái sháo root of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora), used in TCM 舌 根 shé gēn back of tongue / tongue root / dorsal 白 头 翁 bái tóu wēng root of Chinese pulsatilla / Chinese bulbul 丹 皮 dān pí the root bark of the peony tree 根 由 gēn yóu the whys and the wherefores / the detailed story / root cause 紫 草 zǐ cǎo red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon) / flowering plant whose roots provide purple dye / arnebia (plant genus in family Boraginaceae) 刺 五 加 cì wǔ jiā manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in TCM 除 暴 安 良 chú bào ān liáng to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom) / to rob the rich and give to the poor 玄 参 xuán shēn Ningpo figwort (Scrophularia ningpoensis) / root of Ningpo figwort (used in TCM) 舍 本 逐 末 shě běn zhú mò to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom) / to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details 沙 参 shā shēn ladybell root (Radix adenophorae) 平 方 根 píng fāng gēn square root 根 式 gēn shì surd (math.) / algebraic expression involving a square root or other irrationality 块 根 kuài gēn root tuber / tuberous root 锄 强 扶 弱 chú qiáng fú ruò to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom) / to rob the rich and give to the poor 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) 藕 root of lotus 芷 angelica (type of iris) / plant root used in TCM 茯 Pachyma cocos / china root 蔸 root and lower stem of certain plants / classifier for pieces and clumps 本 末 倒 置 běn mò dào zhì lit. to invert root and branch (idiom) / fig. confusing cause and effect / to stress the incidental over the fundamental / to put the cart before the horse 剪 草 除 根 jiǎn cǎo chú gēn lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom) / fig. to destroy root and branch / to eradicate 直 捣 黄 龙 zhí dǎo Huáng Lóng lit. to directly attack Huanglong / fig. to directly combat the root of a problem 沙 士 shā shì sarsaparilla / root beer / SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) (loanword) 齿 根 chǐ gēn root of tooth 立 方 根 lì fāng gēn cube root (math.) 本 固 枝 荣 běn gù zhī róng when the root is firm, the branches flourish 词 缀 剥 除 cí zhuì bō chú affix stripping / to determine the root of a word by removing prefix and suffix 单 位 根 dān wèi gēn (math.) root of unity 二 重 根 èr chóng gēn a double root of an equation 参 薯 shēn shǔ Dioscorea alata (Kinampay or aromatic purple yam, a sweet root crop) 块 菌 kuài jūn truffle (edible root fungus) 宿 根 sù gēn perennial root (botany) 实 根 shí gēn real root (of a polynomial) 川 党 Chuān dǎng Sichuan codonopsis (Codonopsis pilosula, root used in TCM) 川 党 参 Chuān dǎng shēn Sichuan codonopsis (Codonopsis pilosula, root used in TCM) 巴 戟 bā jǐ morinda root (Morinda officinalis), plant used in Chinese medicine 怸 obscure variant of 悉[xi1] / Achyranthes bidentata, a root used in Chinese medicine, equivalent to 牛膝[niu2 xi1] 支 根 zhī gēn branching root / rootlet 根 状 茎 gēn zhuàng jīng rhizome (biol.) / root stock 根 音 gēn yīn root of chord 植 根 于 zhí gēn yú to be rooted to / to take root in 业 根 yè gēn the root cause (of evil) / bane (Buddhism) 治 标 不 治 本 zhì biāo bù zhì běn to treat the symptoms but not the root cause 海 底 轮 hǎi dǐ lún muladhara, the root or Saturn chakra, residing in the coccyx 白 蔹 bái liǎn Ampelopsis japonica (creeper with root used in TCM) 直 根 zhí gēn taproot (main root growing vertically down) 肉 质 根 ròu zhì gēn succulent root (botany) 万 恶 之 源 wàn è zhī yuán the root of all evil 萰 Ampelopsis japonica (creeper with root used in TCM) / same as 白蘞|白蔹[bai2 lian3] 着 床 zhuó chuáng to lie down on a bed / (physiology) implantation (attachment of a blastocyst to the lining of the uterus) / (of an oyster larva) to attach to a substrate / (fig.) to take root / to become established 葛 粉 gé fěn starch of pueraria root / arrowroot flour 藁 本 gǎo běn Ligusticum levisticum (Chinese lovage root) / ligusticum root 豆 薯 dòu shǔ yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus), a vine with sweet edible root 贪 婪 是 万 恶 之 源 tān lán shì wàn è zhī yuán Greed is the root of all evil. 钱 是 万 恶 之 源 qián shì wàn è zhī yuán Money is the root of all evil. 开 三 次 方 kāi sān cì fāng (math.) to extract a cube root
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