Chinese symbol for “roots”
根须
gēn xū
Traditional: 根鬚
roots
The closest CC-CEDICT match for roots is 根须 (gēn xū), defined as: roots.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “roots”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 茹 | rú | to eat; (extended meaning) to endure |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 根须.
| 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 |
| 必须 (必須) | bì xū | must; to have to |
| 无须 (無須) | wú xū | need not; not obliged to |
See also: Japanese symbol for “roots”.
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.