Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 跟


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Meaning

heel, to follow closely, to go with

Pronunciation

gēn

Explanation

Left: foot (knee cap and footprint ), right: not good ('good' would be , but here the accent is missing, thus 'not good')

Mnemonic

(Most often it hurts here:) The foot is not good at the heel.

Radicals

foot
not good(This is the character for "good", but since the accent is missing it is understood as "not good". verstanden.)
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Vocabulary

跟着 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards
跟前 gēn qian living with sb; nearby
跟踪 gēn zōng to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow


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