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gèn

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gèn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gèn | gen4
English translation
ranunculus

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About gèn

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

gèn

Contains the radical

cǎo

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

plant

Etymology of gèn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

艹艮

Semantic compound

cǎo

Phonetic compound

gěn

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Example sentences using gèn

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一般 yībān 认为 rènwéi ,前者 qián zhě de 花瓣 huābàn 毛茛 máo gèn shǔ 植物 zhíwù 花萼 huā è 同源 tóng yuán .

The former are considered to be homologous with the sepals of Ranunculus.

Words with gèn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
gèn ranunculus gèn
毛茛 máo gèn buttercup毛茛 máo gèn

gèn Decomposition & Compounds

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