HSK 6 · Adjectives

根深蒂固 gēnshēndìgù “deep-rooted” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 根深蒂固 means

  1. deep-rooted
  2. ingrained
  3. deep-rooted (problem etc)

How to say 根深蒂固

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale根gēn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale深shēn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale蒂dì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale固gù4th tone, falling

根深蒂固 in a sentence

  1. 这种想法在他心里根深蒂固。

    Zhè zhǒng xiǎngfǎ zài tā xīnli gēnshēndìgù.

    This idea is deeply rooted in his mind.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 有些习惯根深蒂固，很难改变。

    Yǒuxiē xíguàn gēnshēndìgù, hěn nán gǎibiàn.

    Some habits are deeply ingrained and hard to change.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 根深蒂固 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 根 (gēn) with each of its parts in a different colour
根gēnroot
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 艮stopping · gěnSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 艮 (gěn) hints at the sound. Compare it with gēn.

The character 深 (shēn) with each of its parts in a different colour
深shēndeep
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐ
  • 罙deep
The character 蒂 (dì) with each of its parts in a different colour
蒂dìstem
  • 艹grass form of 艸 · cǎoMeaning part
  • 帝supreme ruler · dìSound part

艹 hints at the meaning (grass); 帝 (dì) hints at the sound. Compare it with dì.

The character 固 (gù) with each of its parts in a different colour
固gùhard
  • 囗enclosure · wéiMeaning part
  • 古old · gǔSound part

囗 hints at the meaning (enclosure); 古 (gǔ) hints at the sound. Compare it with gù.

How to write 根深蒂固

根 10 strokes · 深 11 strokes · 蒂 12 strokes · 固 8 strokes

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根深蒂固 (gēnshēndìgù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 根深蒂固 (gēnshēndìgù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 根深蒂固

Words with 根

根据gēnjù · according to根gēn · root根本gēnběn · (not) at all根源gēnyuán · root归根到底guīgēndàodǐ · in the final analysis

Words with 深

深shēn · deep深刻shēnkè · profound深奥shēn'ào · profound深沉shēnchén · deep资深zīshēn · senior博大精深bódàjīngshēn · broad and profound (of knowledge or culture)深情厚谊shēnqínghòuyì · deep friendship

Words with 固

固定gùdìng · to fix巩固gǒnggù · to consolidate固有gùyǒu · inherent固执gùzhí · stubborn坚固jiāngù · sturdy牢固láogù · firm顽固wángù · stubborn固体gùtǐ · solid (matter)凝固nínggù · to solidify固然gùrán · admittedly

More words: Adjectives

腐朽fǔxiǔ · rotten高超gāochāo · superb高明gāomíng · brilliant高尚gāoshàng · noble公道gōngdao · fair恭敬gōngjìng · respectful公正gōngzhèng · fair广阔guǎngkuò · vast

FAQs

根深蒂固 (gēnshēndìgù) means “deep-rooted” or “ingrained”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it gēnshēndìgù: gēn with a 1st tone, then shēn with a 1st tone, then dì with a 4th tone, then gù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 根深蒂固 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type genshendigu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 根深蒂固 from the suggestions. Typing genshendigu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
根深蒂固 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.