Sources & editorial notes
Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
Source record: cd-f6828d446b3cda9c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.
Original source entry:
字根 字根 [zi4 gen1] /component of a Chinese character/(linguistics) word root; etymon/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
Reference information
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Character information
View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.
letter / symbol / character / word / CL:個|个[] / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[] / radical (chemistry)
Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.