葛根 gé gēn ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄣ got3 gan1
- tuber of the kudzu vine (Pueraria lobata), used in Chinese medicine
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葛
- 杯葛 bēi gé ㄅㄟ ㄍㄜˊ bui1 got3 (dialect) (loanword) to boycott
- 瓜葛 guā gé ㄍㄨㄚ ㄍㄜˊ gwaa1 got3 connection
- 纠葛 糾葛 jiū gé ㄐㄧㄡ ㄍㄜˊ gau2 got3 entanglement
- 葛优 葛優 Gě Yōu ㄍㄜˇ ㄧㄡ got3 jau1 Ge You (1957-), Chinese actor
- 葛巾 gé jīn ㄍㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄣ got3 gan1 hemp headcloth
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- 葛布 gé bù ㄍㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ got3 bou3 hemp cloth
- 葛摩 Gě mó ㄍㄜˇ ㄇㄛˊ got3 mo1 Comoros (Tw)
- 葛洪 Gě Hóng ㄍㄜˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ got3 hung4 Ge Hong (283–363), Jin dynasty Daoist and alchemist, author of 抱朴子
- 葛粉 gé fěn ㄍㄜˊ ㄈㄣˇ got3 fan2 starch of pueraria root
- 葛藤 gé téng ㄍㄜˊ ㄊㄥˊ got3 tang4 tangle of vines
- 诸葛 諸葛 Zhū gě ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˇ zyu1 got3 two-character surname Zhuge
- 长葛 長葛 Cháng gě ㄔㄤˊ ㄍㄜˇ coeng4 got3 see 长葛市
- 榜葛剌 Bǎng gé là ㄅㄤˇ ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄚˋ bong2 got3 laat6 old Chinese name for Bengal, now written 孟加拉
- 葛优躺 葛優躺 Gě Yōu tǎng ㄍㄜˇ ㄧㄡ ㄊㄤˇ got3 jau1 tong2 see 北京瘫
- 葛法翁 Gě fǎ wēng ㄍㄜˇ ㄈㄚˇ ㄨㄥ got3 faat3 jung1 Capernaum (biblical town on the Sea of Galilee)
- 葛洲坝 葛洲壩 Gé zhōu bà ㄍㄜˊ ㄓㄡ ㄅㄚˋ got3 zau1 baa3 name of a place, Gezhouba Dam on the Changjiang River, in Sichuan
- 葛缕子 葛縷子 gě lǚ zi ㄍㄜˇ ㄌㄩˇ ˙ㄗ got3 leoi5 zi2 caraway
- 葛逻禄 葛邏祿 Gě luó lù ㄍㄜˇ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄨˋ Qarluq or Karluk nomadic tribe, a Turkic ethnic minority in ancient times
- 诸葛亮 諸葛亮 Zhū gě Liàng ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ zyu1 got3 loeng6 Zhuge Liang (181–234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀汉 during the Three Kingdoms period
- 长葛市 長葛市 Cháng gě Shì ㄔㄤˊ ㄍㄜˇ ㄕˋ coeng4 got3 si5 Changge, a county-level city in Xuchang City 许昌市, Henan
根
- 扎根 zhā gēn ㄓㄚ ㄍㄣ zaat3 gan1 to take root
- 根基 gēn jī ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧ gan1 gei1 foundation
- 根据 根據 gēn jù ㄍㄣ ㄐㄩˋ gan1 geoi3 according to
- 根本 gēn běn ㄍㄣ ㄅㄣˇ gan1 bun2 fundamental
- 根治 gēn zhì ㄍㄣ ㄓˋ gan1 zi6 to bring under permanent control
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- 根源 gēn yuán ㄍㄣ ㄩㄢˊ gan1 jyun4 origin
- 斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄓㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
- 根深蒂固 gēn shēn dì gù ㄍㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨˋ gan1 sam1 dai3 gu3 deep-rooted (problem etc)
- 归根到底 歸根到底 guī gēn dào dǐ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ gwai1 gan1 dou3 dai2 after all
- 侧根 側根 cè gēn ㄘㄜˋ ㄍㄣ zak1 gan1 lateral root (botany)
- 刨根 páo gēn ㄆㄠˊ ㄍㄣ paau4 gan1 lit. to dig up the root
- 去根 qù gēn ㄑㄩˋ ㄍㄣ heoi3 gan1 to cure completely
- 吐根 tǔ gēn ㄊㄨˇ ㄍㄣ tou3 gan1 ipecac
- 呆根 dāi gēn ㄉㄞ ㄍㄣ ngoi4 gan1 (literary) idiot
- 命根 mìng gēn ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄣ meng6 gan1 lifeblood
- 城根 chéng gēn ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄣ sing4 gan1 sections of a city close to the city wall
- 培根 péi gēn ㄆㄟˊ ㄍㄣ pui4 gan1 (loanword) bacon
- 块根 塊根 kuài gēn ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄣ faai3 gan1 root tuber
- 压根 壓根 yà gēn ㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄣ aat3 gan1 (mainly used in the negative) in the first place; absolutely; simply
- 字根 zì gēn ㄗˋ ㄍㄣ zi6 gan1 component of a Chinese character
Idioms with these characters
- 耳根清净 耳根清淨 ěr gēn qīng jìng ㄦˇ ㄍㄣ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ji5 gan1 cing1 zing6 lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom)
- 根深叶茂 根深葉茂 gēn shēn yè mào ㄍㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄠˋ gan1 sam1 jip6 mau6 deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
- 归根究底 歸根究底 guī gēn jiū dǐ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ gwai1 gan1 gau3 dai2 (idiom) in the final analysis
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- 剪草除根 jiǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zin2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
- 究其根源 jiū qí gēn yuán ㄐㄧㄡ ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄣ ㄩㄢˊ gau3 kei4 gan1 jyun4 to trace something to its source (idiom)
- 落叶归根 落葉歸根 luò yè guī gēn ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ lok6 jip6 gwai1 gan1 lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
- 盘根错节 盤根錯節 pán gēn cuò jié ㄆㄢˊ ㄍㄣ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ pun4 gan1 co3 zit3 twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
- 盘根究底 盤根究底 pán gēn jiū dǐ ㄆㄢˊ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ pun4 gan1 gau3 dai2 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- 盘根问底 盤根問底 pán gēn wèn dǐ ㄆㄢˊ ㄍㄣ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧˇ pun4 gan1 man6 dai2 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- 刨根问底 刨根問底 páo gēn wèn dǐ ㄆㄠˊ ㄍㄣ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧˇ paau4 gan1 man6 dai2 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth