Usage of the character 根

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 ( Yīténg Bówén) in 1909

jiáoshégēn

嚼舌根

[嚼舌根]

to gossip
to argue unnecessarily

nièjiǎogēn

蹑脚根

[躡腳根]

variant of 躡腳跟／蹑脚跟 (nièjiǎogēn)

liángēnbá

连根拔

[連根拔]

to pull up by the roots
to uproot

qìshēnggēn

气生根

[氣生根]

aerial root (botany)

Mìxīgēn

密西根

[密西根]

Michigan, US state (Tw)

guīgēndàodǐ

归根到底

[歸根到底]

after all
in the final analysis
ultimately

gēnshēnyèmào

根深叶茂

[根深葉茂]

deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
(fig.) well established and growing strongly

luòdìshēnggēn

落地生根

[落地生根]

air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum)
to put down roots

Mìxiēgēnzhōu

密歇根州

[密歇根州]

Michigan, US state

Luòyèguīgēn

落叶归根

[落葉歸根]

Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by 張揚／张扬 ( Zhāng Yáng), starring 趙本山／赵本山 ( Zhào Běnshān)

xúngēnwèndǐ

询根问底

[詢根問底]

lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

guīgēnjiédǐ

归根结底

[歸根結底]

in the final analysis
ultimately

pángēnjiūdǐ

盘根究底

[盤根究底]

lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

suànnǎgēncōng

算哪根葱

[算哪根蔥]

who do (you) think (you) are?
who does (he, she etc) think (he, she) is?

zhuīgēnxúndǐ

追根寻底

[追根尋底]

see 追根究底 (zhuīgēnjiūdǐ)

Aìliúgēnnà

爱留根纳

[愛留根納]

Eriugena, John Scottus (c. 810-880) Irish poet, theologian, and philosopher of Neoplatonism

guīgēnjiūdǐ

归根究底

[歸根究底]

(idiom) in the final analysis

zhuīgēnsùyuán

追根溯源

[追根溯源]

to pursue sth back to its origins
to trace back to the source
to get to the bottom of sth

Mìxiēgēn Hú

密歇根湖

[密歇根湖]

Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖 ( Wǔdàhú)

xúngēnwèndǐ

寻根问底

[尋根問底]

lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

gēnshēndìgù

根深蒂固

[根深蒂固]

deep-rooted (problem etc)

Wū'ěrgēnqí

乌尔根奇

[烏爾根奇]

Urgench, city in Uzbekistan

zhuīgēnqiúyuán

追根求源

[追根求源]

to track sth to its roots

ěrgēnqīngjìng

耳根清净

[耳根清淨]

lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom)
to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world

gēnjùguīdìng

根据规定

[根據規定]

according to provisions
as stipulated in the rules

pángēncuòjié

盘根错节

[盤根錯節]

twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties

pángēnwèndǐ

盘根问底

[盤根問底]

lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

gēnguǎnzhìliáo

根管治疗

[根管治療]

root canal therapy (dentistry)

jiǎncǎochúgēn

剪草除根

[剪草除根]

lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
to eradicate

Gǔgēnhǎimǔ

古根海姆

[古根海姆]

Guggenheim (name)

Géluónínggēn

格罗宁根

[格羅寧根]

Groningen, province and city in the Netherlands

Mìxīgēn Zhōu

密西根州

[密西根州]

Michigan, US state (Tw)

jiūqígēnyuán

究其根源

[究其根源]

to trace something to its source (idiom)

guīgēnjiédǐ

归根结柢

[歸根結柢]

variant of 歸根結底／归根结底 (guīgēnjiédǐ)

tīngqiánggēnr

听墙根儿

[聽牆根兒]

erhua variant of 聽牆根／听墙根 (tīngqiánggēn)

guīgēnjiédì

归根结蒂

[歸根結蒂]

ultimately
in the final analysis
after all
when all is said and done

páogēnwèndǐ

刨根问底

[刨根問底]

to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

yǎodìngyágēn

咬定牙根

[咬定牙根]

see 咬緊牙關／咬紧牙关 (yǎojǐnyáguān)

ěrgēnziruǎn

耳根子软

[耳根子軟]

credulous

zhǎncǎochúgēn

斩草除根

[斬草除根]

to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
to eliminate completely

zhuīgēnwèndǐ

追根问底

[追根問底]

lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

Xífánnínggēn

席凡宁根

[席凡寧根]

Scheveningen, resort in Den Haag (The Hague), Netherlands

yǎojǐnyágēn

咬紧牙根

[咬緊牙根]

see 咬緊牙關／咬紧牙关 (yǎojǐnyáguān)

Hāgēn Dásī

哈根达斯

[哈根達斯]

Häagen-Dazs

Aī'ěrlǎnggēn

埃尔朗根

[埃爾朗根]

Erlangen (town in Bavaria)

dāngēndúmiáo

单根独苗

[單根獨苗]

an only child

cǎogēnwǎngmín

草根网民

[草根網民]

grassroots netizens

yèluòguīgēn

叶落归根

[葉落歸根]

a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home
In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.

gēnzhīqìshuǐ

根汁汽水

[根汁汽水]

root beer

luòyèguīgēn

落叶归根

[落葉歸根]

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

zhuīgēnjiūdǐ

追根究底

[追根究底]

to get to the heart of the matter

shìshígēnjù

事实根据

[事實根據]

factual basis

pángēncuòjié

蟠根错节

[蟠根錯節]

variant of 盤根錯節／盘根错节 (pángēncuòjié)

xúngēnsùyuán

寻根溯源

[尋根溯源]

see 追根溯源 (zhuīgēnsùyuán)

Gēběnhāgēn

哥本哈根

[哥本哈根]

Copenhagen or København, capital of Denmark

Wéitègēnsītǎn

维特根斯坦

[維特根斯坦]

Wittgenstein (name)
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), Austrian-British philosopher

qīngyǎnggēnlízǐ

氢氧根离子

[氫氧根離子]

hydroxide ion OH-

zhuīgēnjiūdǐr

追根究底儿

[追根究底兒]

erhua variant of 追根究底 (zhuīgēnjiūdǐ)

zìgēnhétǐzì

字根合体字

[字根合體字]

stem compound

gòng'èbùjìngēn

共轭不尽根

[共軛不盡根]

(math.) conjugate surd

ǎijīngzhūshāgēn

矮茎朱砂根

[矮莖朱砂根]

short-stem Ardisia (Ardisia brevicaulis)

Mógēn Shìdānlì

摩根士丹利

[摩根士丹利]

Morgan Stanley (financial services company)

zìgēntōngyòngmǎ

字根通用码

[字根通用碼]

common coding for components of Chinese character
same as Zheng coding 鄭碼／郑码 ( Zhèngmǎ)

Mìxiēgēn Dàxué

密歇根大学

[密歇根大學]

University of Michigan

Mógēn· Fúlǐmàn

摩根·弗里曼

[摩根·弗里曼]

Morgan Freeman, American actor

Aī'ěrlǎnggēngānglǐng

埃尔朗根纲领

[埃爾朗根綱領]

Felix Klein's Erlangen program (1872) on geometry and group theory

Fúlánxīsī· Péigēn

弗兰西斯·培根

[弗蘭西斯·培根]

Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist

Fǎlánxīsī· Péigēn

法兰西斯·培根

[法蘭西斯·培根]

Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist

bágēnhànmáobǐyāocū

拔根汗毛比腰粗

[拔根汗毛比腰粗]

lit. a hair plucked from (person A) would be thicker than (person B)'s waist (idiom)
fig. A is far richer (or more powerful) than B
(used in a pattern such as A拔根汗毛比B的腰粗 ( Abágēnhànmáobǐ Bdeyāocū))

yīgēnshéngshàngdemàzha

一根绳上的蚂蚱

[一根繩上的螞蚱]

see 一條繩上的螞蚱／一条绳上的蚂蚱 (yītiáoshéngshàngdemàzha)

shùgāoqiānzhàng,luòyèguīgēn

树高千丈，落叶归根

[樹高千丈，落葉歸根]

see 樹高千丈，葉落歸根／树高千丈，叶落归根 (shùgāoqiānzhàng,yèluòguīgēn)

shùgāoqiānzhàng,yèluòguīgēn

树高千丈，叶落归根

[樹高千丈，葉落歸根]

fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb)
fig. everything has its ancestral home
in old age, an expatriate returns home

Gǔgēnhǎn Pēnqì Tuījìn Yánjiū Zhōngxīn

古根罕喷气推进研究中心

[古根罕噴氣推進研究中心]

Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT, from 1926)
Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center (from 1943)

yāsǐluòtuodezuìhòuyīgēndàocǎo

压死骆驼的最后一根稻草

[壓死駱駝的最後一根稻草]

the straw that broke the camel’s back (idiom)
the final straw