扎根 meaning in English

zhāgēn

to take root

HSK 7-914 strokes

Meaning of 扎根

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhāgēn
  1. to take root

Stroke order for each character

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扎 zhā · to prick · 4 strokes

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根 gēn · root · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 扎根.

根本gēnběnfundamental; basic
根据gēnjùaccording to; based on
扎实zhāshistrong; solid
挣扎zhēngzháto struggle
包扎bāozāto wrap up; to pack
根源gēnyuánorigin; root (cause)
根基gēnjīfoundation
斩草除根zhǎncǎo-chúgēnto cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch; to eliminate com
根深蒂固gēnshēn-dìgùdeep-rooted (problem etc)
根治gēnzhìto bring under permanent control; to effect a radical cure
归根到底guīgēn-dàodǐafter all; in the final analysis
培根péigēn(loanword) bacon

Questions about 扎根

What does 扎根 mean?

扎根 (zhāgēn) means "to take root".

How do you write 扎根?

扎根 is made of 2 characters: 扎 (4 strokes), 根 (10 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 扎根 an HSK word?

Yes. 扎根 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.