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Radical 75 · 10 strokes

classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings

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MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. measure word

    classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings

    用于计算细长物体的个数yòngyú jìsuàn xìzhǎng de wùtǐ de gèshù

  2. noun

    root

    植物吸收养分的部分;事物的基础zhíwù xīshōu yǎngfèn de bùfen;shìwù de jīchǔ

    • The roots of this tree are very deep.

  3. noun

    basis

    事物的基础或出发点shìwù de jīchǔ huò chūfādiǎn

    • This is the root of the problem.

  4. noun

    radical (chemistry)

    化学中有相同性质的原子或原子团huàxué zhōng yǒu xiāngtóng xìngzhì de yuánzǐ huò yuánzǐ tuán

    • The radical of this word is the "wood" character.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A tree's root is the hard, solid wood that lies deep underground and never moves.

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