跟

gēn

with; and (joining two nouns); to follow; to follow closely; to go with; heel; (of a woman) to marry sb; compared with; towards

Radical: 足 HSK 1 p, v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

跟 decomposes into the following components:

足 艮

Semantic component: 足; phonetic component: 艮.

Words containing 跟

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 跟.

后跟
hòu gēn
紧跟
jǐn gēn
to follow precisely
脚跟
jiǎo gēn
heel
跟上
gēn shàng
to catch up with
跟丢
gēn diū
跟人
gēn rén
to marry (of woman)
跟从
gēn cóng
follow
跟前
gēn qián
in front of
跟包
gēn bāo
to work as footman
跟头
gēn tou
to trip
跟差
gēn chāi
attendant
跟手
gēn shǒu

Related characters (radical 足)

Characters that share the radical 足.

䠀 足 趴 趵 趸 趺 趼 趾 趿 跂 跃 跄 跆 跋 跌 跎 跏 跐 跑 跖 跗 跚 跛 距

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