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Hanzi breakdown

Explore how a character is built, identify its meaning and sound components, then practise writing it stroke by stroke.

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Character breakdowngēn / left–right / Meaning + sound

跟

gēn

Definition: with

Strokes

跟gēn

Structureleft–right

Radical足foot

TypeMeaning + sound

跟 is a meaning-sound compound. 足 gives the meaning clue (foot), while 艮 gives a clue to its pronunciation.