Chinese words starting with “gen”
11 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable gen. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 2 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial g · final en · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 11
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 根本gēn běnHSK 3
fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all
- 根据gēn jùHSK 4
according to; based on; basis; foundation
All 11 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 跟 | gēn | p,v | heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns) | |
| 2 | 根 | gēn | q,n | root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; radical (chemistry) | |
| 3 | 跟踪 | gēn zōng | v,vn | to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking | |
| 4 | 跟随 | gēn suí | v | to follow | |
| 5 | 根源 | gēn yuán | n,v | origin; root (cause) | |
| 6 | 跟不上 | gēn bu shàng | v | not able to keep up with | |
| 7 | 跟前 | gēn qián | f | the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date) | |
| 8 | 根基 | gēn jī | n | foundation | |
| 9 | 跟上 | gēn shàng | v | to catch up with; to keep pace with | |
| 10 | 根治 | gēn zhì | v | to bring under permanent control; to effect a radical cure | |
| 11 | 根深蒂固 | gēn shēn dì gù | v | deep-rooted (problem etc) |
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