| 根 | 113A40 10B.02-5 | 部居  | 畫數 10 | ㄍㄣ [gen1] | ||
| N. adjunct. | A long thin piece: 幾根粉筆，幾根頭髮 several pieces of chalk, strands of hair; 一根竹竿 a bamboo pole; 一根草 a stalk of grass. | |||||
| N. | (1) Roots: 樹根 roots of a tree; 根深蒂固 deeply or firmly rooted; 根生土長 indigenous, native-born; root of a growth: 鬚根，髮根 root of whiskers, hair. (2) The bottom of things: 刨根問底 inquire into the root of the matter; 刨根兒 ditto; 歸根 phr., in the end (fail, succeed, etc.). (3) (Math.) the radical, the radical sign (√); 立方根 cube root. (4) (Chem.) the radical, radical symbol (R). (5) (Linguistics) 字根 or 語根 root from which a word is derived. | |||||
| Words | 1. 根本 [gen1ben3], (1) n., root, bottom, foundation; (2) adj. & adv., basic(ally): 根本問題 a basic problem; adj. & adv., 這件事根本就不對 the thing is basically wrong; (3) adj., honorable, reputable: 根本人家兒 a decent family; (4) adv., utterly, entirely, completely: 根本不知 don't know it at all; adv., 根本沒有這回事 it's utterly unfounded. 2. 根除 [gen1chu2], v.t., exterminate, uproot (social evils); effect cure (of disease). 3. 根底（兒） [gen1di3] ([gen1dieeer0]), n., (1) the basis, the why and wherefore of a thing (also 根兒底兒，根兒裡); n., as adv. phr., basically; n., (2) the foundation of a thing; (3) background learning, early training: 他的根底很好 he has good scholastic training; (4) one's material possessions: 他頗有根底 he is quite well-to-do. 4. 根荄 [gen1gai1], n., (LL) roots of trees and grasses. 5. 根基 [gen1ji1], n., (1) foundation; (2) [gen1ji0], character, grounding: 此人沒根基 this man does not have a sound character or grounding. 6. 根腳 [gen1jiao0], n., foundation. 7. 根莖 [gen1jing1], n., (bot.) rhizomes. 8. 根究 [gen1jiu4], v.t., to probe to the bottom of, make a thorough investigation into. 9. 根治 [gen1zhi4], v.t., (1) find a basic cure for (disease); (2) find a basic solution for (social ills). 10. 根絕 [gen1jUe2], v.t., exterminate, stop entirely (habit). 11. 根據 [gen1jU4], n., (1) a basis, authority, evidence; (2) source of statement; (3) prep., according to: 根據法律 according to law; prep., 根據他的意見 according to his opinion; 12. 根據地 [gen1jU4di4], n., (a) (mil.) a base of operations; (b) a robbers’ den. 13. 根苗 [gen1miao2], n., roots and shoots, beginnings. 14. 根性 [gen1xing4], n., one's born nature: 劣根性 inveterate bad nature. 15. 根由 [gen1you2], n., origin (of event, dispute, etc.). 16. 根源 [gen1yUan2], n., source, foundation. | |||||