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跟

gēn

HSK 3.0 · 1HSK 2.0 · 3

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gēn · gan1 (Jyutping)

  1. heel
  2. to follow closely
  3. to go with
  4. (of a woman) to marry sb
  5. with
  6. compared with
  7. to
  8. towards
  9. and (joining two nouns)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

跟

Meaning
heel; to follow, accompany; with
Radical
足
Strokes
13
Components
⿰足艮
Cangjie
RMAV
Four-corner
6713.2

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