归根到底 guīgēndàodǐ at all time and place

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Traditional: 歸根到底

Stroke order

归根到底 is written in 31 strokes across 4 characters.

归根到底 — the Chinese character for at all time and place (guīgēndàodǐ), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 归根到底 — at all time and place

归 — 5 strokes
根 — 10 strokes
到 — 8 strokes
底 — 8 strokes

Senses

after all
in the final analysis
ultimately

Characters in 归根到底

归 guī — to return; to go back to; to give back to
根 gēn — root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
到 dào — to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
底 dǐ — bottom; base; background; foundation; copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

归根到底 is pronounced guīgēndàodǐ and means “at all time and place”.

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