qiú gēndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(math.) to extract a root
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Original source entry:

求根 求根 [qiu2 gen1] /(math.) to extract a root/

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Character information

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  • 求
    qiú

    to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech

  • 根
    gēn

    root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiáo] / radical (chemistry)

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