HSK 3 · Management & Basics

根本

gēn běn

fundamental; at all

Stroke order of 根本

2 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

根 · 10 strokes本 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

A tree 木 with a root 艮 and 本: the root.

Parts: 根: 木 tree + 艮; 本 root

The characters in 根本

本 běn — measure word for books (5 strokes)

Example sentence

他根本不知道。

He doesn't know at all.

Words with 根

根据according to; basis

Words with 本

课本textbook 本子notebook 本measure word for books 笔记本notebook; laptop 本来originally 本领skill; ability 本事ability; skill 基本basic; basically 基本上basically; mainly

More words: Management & Basics

管to manage; to care about 管理to manage; management 基本basic; basically 基本上basically; mainly 基础foundation; basis 绝对absolute; absolutely 重大major; important 正式formal; official 需求demand; need 需要to need; needs 分配to distribute; to assign 分组to divide into groups 组合to combine; combination 整理to tidy up; to sort out 区别difference; to distinguish 分别to part; respectively; difference

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