Chinese symbol for “uproot”
拔根
bá gēn
(lit. and fig.) to uproot
The closest CC-CEDICT match for uproot is 拔根 (bá gēn), defined as: (lit. and fig.) to uproot.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “uproot”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 诛锄 (誅鋤) | zhū chú | to uproot; to eradicate (traitors) |
| 连根拔 (連根拔) | lián gēn bá | to pull up by the roots; to uproot |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 拔根.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海拔 | hǎi bá | height above sea level; elevation |
| 选拔 (選拔) | xuǎn bá | to select the best |
| 提拔 | tí bá | to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion |
| 拔掉 | bá diào | to pluck; to pull off |
| 拔牙 | bá yá | to extract a tooth |
| 挺拔 | tǐng bá | tall and straight |
| 根据 (根據) | gēn jù | according to; based on |
| 根本 | gēn běn | fundamental; basic |
See also: Japanese symbol for “uproot”.
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.