(gēn)

with/and/to follow

How 跟 is written

Strokes
13
Radical
— foot
Traditional
Simplified
(unchanged)

Components

  • foot
  • stopping

Common words using 跟

高跟鞋 gāogēnxié
high-heeled shoes
栽跟頭 zāigēntou
to suffer a setback
緊跟 jǐngēn
to follow precisely; to comply with
翻跟斗 fāngēndǒu
to turn a somersault
翻跟頭 fāngēntou
to tumble; to turn a cartwheel; a somersault
腳跟 jiǎogēn
heel
跟上 gēnshàng
to catch up with; to keep pace with
跟前 gēnqián
in front of; close to; nearby
跟從 gēncóng
to follow; (of a woman) to get married; (old) attendant
跟班 gēnbān
attendant; footman (servant)
跟腱 gēnjiàn
heel tendon of mammals; Achilles tendon
跟腳 gēnjiǎo
to feet the feet perfectly; to follow closely; hard on sb's heels

跟 in a sentence

你想跟我一起去嗎?

Nǐ xiǎng gēn wǒ yìqǐ qù ma?

“Do you want to go with me?”

How common is 跟?

跟 is the 541st most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 77.5% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 跟

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