Chinese symbol for “rhizome”
根状茎
gēn zhuàng jīng
Traditional: 根狀莖
rhizome (biol.); root stock
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rhizome is 根状茎 (gēn zhuàng jīng), defined as: rhizome (biol.); root stock.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “rhizome”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 根状茎.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 根据 (根據) | gēn jù | according to; based on |
| 根本 | gēn běn | fundamental; basic |
| 根据地 (根據地) | gēn jù dì | base of operations |
| 根源 | gēn yuán | origin; root (cause) |
| 草根 | cǎo gēn | grass roots (lit. and fig.) |
| 根基 | gēn jī | foundation |
| 状态 (狀態) | zhuàng tài | condition; state; state of affairs |
| 状况 (狀況) | zhuàng kuàng | condition; state; situation |
| 阴茎 (陰莖) | yīn jīng | penis |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rhizome”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.