跟

gēn

“Heel” in Chinese is 跟 (gēn).

Other characters with the syllable gen: see all 2 →

Meaning

heel
to follow closely
to go with

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(of a woman) to marry sb
with
compared with
to
towards
and (joining two nouns)

Example

她穿著高跟鞋。

She's wearing high heels.

From 高跟鞋 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Words containing 跟

跟前gēnqiánthe front (of)HSK 5 跟随gēnsuíto followHSK 5 高跟鞋gāogēnxiéhigh-heeled shoesHSK 5 跟上gēnshangto catch up withHSK 7-9 跟踪gēnzōngto follow sb's tracksHSK 7-9 跟不上gēn bu shàngnot able to keep up withHSK 7-9

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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