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跟gēn

heel; to follow; with; and

跟 means heel, to follow, and with.

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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

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left / right · 跟

WHOLE CHARACTER

heel; to follow; with; and

跟 means heel, to follow, and with.

FOOT MEANING SIDE

foot; enough

Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.

In 跟: foot meaning side ZDIC records the foot side as the meaning clue.

SOUND SIDE

trigram name; blunt or dull in dialect use

Standalone meanings are kept separate from the visual right-side role.

In 跟: sound side ZDIC records 艮 as the sound side; 艮 gèn and 跟 gēn share the syllable with different tone.

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Pieces are shown with documented or clearly limited roles; the complete glyph remains standard.

很 hěn — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 跟.

路 lù — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 跟.

跑 pǎo, páo — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 跟.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: aa9c13b812328398dd7c8186de674c05673c5b0d486577cd1201fe45fb8912e4. Captured 2026-11-01T01:22:16.464Z.
商务印书馆 Xinhua Dictionary official material — reference only; fields: edition, publication background. No specific character entry was obtained; dictionary fields are not covered.