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Definition 2024

歸根

歸根

See also: 归根

Chinese

		to go back; to return	radical (chem.); root; basis
trad. (歸根)		歸	根
simp. (归根)		归	根

Verb

歸根

(of leaf) to eventually return to its root as it falls from the tree
(figuratively) to finally return to one's hometown

Derived terms

歸根結底／归根结底 (guīgēnjiédǐ)

落葉歸根／落叶归根