块根

塊根
kuàigēn
noun #55,853

Meanings

  1. 1 root tuber
  2. 2 tuberous root

Examples

HSK 7-9
Hóngshǔ shì kuàigēn, tǔdòu shì kuàijīng.
The sweet potato is a root tuber; the potato is a stem tuber.
HSK 7-9
Hěnduō zhōngyào yòng de shì zhíwù de kuàigēn, bǐrú màidōng.
Many Chinese medicines use a plant's tuberous root, dwarf lilyturf for one.

Tips

mistakes
A 块根 is a swollen root, a 块茎 a swollen stem, which is why a potato has 'eyes', buds on the stem. Sweet potato, cassava and dahlia store their food in root tubers instead.

Stroke Order

块 kuài
根 gēn