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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 根由

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
根由 gēn yóu - the whys and the wherefores
- the detailed story
- root cause

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 84,990 86,905

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
根 gēn- root
- basis
- classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
- CL:條|条[tiao2]
- radical (chemistry)
由 yóu- to follow
- from
- because of; due to
- by; via; through
- (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...

Other Words Containing 根由

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo