根 gēn rootbasisclassifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar stringsCL: 条 tiáoradical (chemistry) Example sentences 请你给我一根筷子。 qǐng nǐ gěi wǒ yī gēn kuài zi. Please give me a chopstick 每个人都有很多根头发,没有办法算清楚。 měi ge rén dōu yǒu hěn duō gēn tóufa, méiyǒu bànfǎ suàn qīngchu. Everyone has a lot of strands of hair, and there's no way to count them