根	113A40   10B.02-5	部居	畫數  10	ㄍㄣ [gen1] .
N	A long thin piece: 幾根粉筆，幾根頭髮 several pieces of chalk, strands of hair; 一根竹竿 a bamboo pole; 一根草 a stalk of grass. (1)  Roots: 樹根 roots of a tree; 根深蒂固 deeply or firmly rooted; 根生土長 indigenous, native-born; root of a growth: 鬚根，髮根 root of whiskers, hair. (2)  The bottom of things: 刨根問底 inquire into the root of the matter; 刨根兒 ditto; 歸根 phr., in the end (fail, succeed, etc.). (3)  (Math.) the radical, the radical sign (√); 立方根 cube root. (4)  (Chem.) the radical, radical symbol (R). (5)  (Linguistics) 字根 or 語根 root from which a word is derived.
Words	1.根本 [gen1ben3], (1)  n., root, bottom, foundation; (2)  adj. & adv., basic(ally): 根本問題 a basic problem; adj. & adv., 這件事根本就不對 the thing is basically wrong; (3)  adj., honorable, reputable: 根本人家兒 a decent family; (4)  adv., utterly, entirely, completely: 根本不知 don't know it at all; adv., 根本沒有這回事 it's utterly unfounded.  2.根除 [gen1chu2], v.t., exterminate, uproot (social evils); effect cure (of disease).  3.根底（兒） [gen1di3] ([gen1dieeer0]), n., (1)  the basis, the why and wherefore of a thing (also 根兒底兒，根兒裡); n., as adv. phr., basically; n., (2)  the foundation of a thing; (3)  background learning, early training: 他的根底很好 he has good scholastic training; (4)  one's material possessions: 他頗有根底 he is quite well-to-do.  4.根荄 [gen1gai1], n., (LL) roots of trees and grasses.  5.根基 [gen1ji1], n., (1)  foundation; (2)  [gen1ji0], character, grounding: 此人沒根基 this man does not have a sound character or grounding.  6.根腳 [gen1jiao0], n., foundation.  7.根莖 [gen1jing1], n., (bot.) rhizomes.  8.根究 [gen1jiu4], v.t., to probe to the bottom of, make a thorough investigation into.  9.根治 [gen1zhi4], v.t., (1)  find a basic cure for (disease); (2)  find a basic solution for (social ills).  10.根絕 [gen1jUe2], v.t., exterminate, stop entirely (habit).  11.根據 [gen1jU4], n., (1)  a basis, authority, evidence; (2)  source of statement; (3)  prep., according to: 根據法律 according to law; prep., 根據他的意見 according to his opinion;  12.根據地 [gen1jU4di4], n., (a) (mil.) a base of operations; (b) a robbers’ den.  13.根苗 [gen1miao2], n., roots and shoots, beginnings.  14.根性 [gen1xing4], n., one's born nature: 劣根性 inveterate bad nature.  15.根由 [gen1you2], n., origin (of event, dispute, etc.).  16.根源 [gen1yUan2], n., source, foundation.