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Stroke order
根本 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

- 根 — 10 strokes
- 本 — 5 strokes
Senses
- fundamental
- basic
- root
- simply
- absolutely (not)
- (not) at all
Related words
根本 is pronounced gēnběn and means “en absoluto”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 根本 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.