| 根毛 | gen1 mao2 | |
| 根深蒂固 | gen1 shen1 di4 gu4 | deep-rooted (problem etc) |
| 根瘤 | gen1 liu2 | |
| 须根 | xu1 gen1 | fibrous roots |
| 伯根 | bo2 gen1 | Burgon |
| 字根 | zi4 gen1 | etymon |
| 追根 | zhui1 gen1 | to get to the bottom of sth |
| 墙根 | qiang2 gen1 | foot of a wall |
| 根子 | gen1 zi5 | |
| 祸根 | huo4 gen1 | cause of the ruin |
| 胚根 | pei1 gen1 | radicula |
| 雷根 | lei2 gen1 | Reagan (name) |
| 寻根 | xun2 gen1 |