根 (gan1) — radical in Cantonese

ganˉ¹根

Mandarin Pinyin: gen1

Meaning of 根

nounradical

nounorigin; source; cause

nounfoundation; basis

nouncompletely; thoroughly

nounroot of a number

nounroot of a plant

nouna piece of (stick, rope, cigarette, etc)

noun(noun) source; origin

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Example Sentences with 根

一個人喺異鄉無根無蔃，咩都要靠自己，真唔容易

To be alone in a foreign place without the support from family or society, one has to be very independent; and that can be very trying.

啲老樹好多根蔃

These old trees have lots of roots.

呢兩件事根本就係藤㨢瓜瓜㨢藤分唔開㗎

These two matters are deeply entangled together. There is no way to separate them apart.

我根本阻住唔到佢

I just wasn't able to stop him.

syuˍ₆樹ganˉ¹根geiˊ²幾samˉ¹深

How deep are the roots?

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Words Containing 根

髮根faat3 gan1

hair root; hair roots

鬚根sou1 gan1

(facial) stubble; bristle

root of wisdom, source of wisdom

刨根問底paau4 gan1 man6 dai2

get to the bottom of things

根深蒂固gan1 sam1 dai3 gu3

deepseated; deep-rooted; entrenched; inveterate; deeply ingrained; firmly planted

歸根究底gwai1 gan1 gau3 dai2

in the final analysis (歸根結底)

子孫根zi2 syun1 gan1

penis

落地生根lok6 dei6 saang1 gan1

to settle down in a place with some form of gainful employment

草根階層cou2 gan1 gaai1 cang4

grassroots stratum/class; disadvantaged group

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