墙根 (qiánggēn): foot of a wall

Meanings

1 foot of a wall
2 base of a wall

Characters

墙

Examples

孩子们蹲在墙根晒太阳。

Háizi men dūn zài qiánggēn shài tàiyáng.

The children crouched at the foot of the wall sunning themselves.

猫躲在墙根底下。

Māo duǒ zài qiánggēn dǐ xià.

The cat is hiding at the base of the wall.

Tips

usage

The set phrase 挖墙脚 (wā qiángjiǎo) — literally 'dig at the foot of the wall' — means to undermine someone or steal their staff/partner. 墙根 and 墙脚 are near-synonyms, with 墙脚 favored in that idiom.

Stroke Order

墙 qiáng

根 gēn

Related Words

电视墙 diànshìqiáng

TV wall (decorative feature wall behind the television) / TV backdrop wall / video wall (multi-screen display)

墙壁 qiángbì HSK 5 #6,781

wall

萧墙 xiāoqiáng #97,476

screen wall facing the entrance of a traditional Chinese residence / (figurative) the inside / inner circle (source of internal trouble)

墙角数枝梅 qiángjiǎoshùzhīméi

a few sprays of plum at the corner of the wall / Wang Anshi's opening image — plum blossoms in a forgotten corner, quietly blooming through winter

墙砖 qiángzhuān

wall tile

拆东墙补西墙 chāidōngqiángbǔxīqiáng

to tear down the east wall to patch the west wall / to rob Peter to pay Paul / a makeshift solution that creates a new problem

打墙 dǎqiáng

to knock down a wall / to demolish an interior wall (renovation)

刷墙 shuāqiáng

to paint a wall / to whitewash a wall