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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 扎根

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
扎根 zhā gēn - to take root

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 22,734 18,680 22,286

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhā- to prick
- to run or stick (a needle etc) into
- mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar")
zhá- used in 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1zha2]
- variant of 紮|扎[za1]
zhā- variant of 紮|扎[zha1]
- to tie
- to bind
- classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle
- Taiwan pr. [zha2]
zhā- (of troops) to be stationed (at)
- Taiwan pr. [zha2]
gēn- root
- basis
- classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
- CL:條|条[tiao2]
- radical (chemistry)

Other Words Containing 扎根

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
扎根 - 9 22,734 18,680 22,286