跟 gēn heel; to follow closely; to go with
Made up of [足 zú foot; to be sufficient; ample radical 157, 艮 gèn stubborn radical 138]Made with 13 strokes.
The stop radical gives idea it is to do with 'foot' and 'motion', The right part 'gen' in the phonetic
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Also uses 足 zú component: 路 lù (road) 跑 sì (to run)
Also uses 艮 gèn component: 很 hěn (very) 艰 jiān (difficult) 良 liáng (good) 银 yín (silver)
Different tone
艮 gèn (Mountain) 艮 gèn 艮 gèn (stubborn)Pronunciation
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