祸根

禍根

huògēn

noun #30,012

Measure Word

一个祸根 gè

Meanings

1 root of disaster
2 source of trouble
3 cause of ruin

Characters

disaster; calamity

root; foundation

Examples

HSK 6

这件事早就埋下了祸根。

Zhè jiàn shì zǎojiù mái xià le huògēn.

The seeds of trouble were sown long ago in this matter.

HSK 7-9

贪婪是一切祸根的根源。

Tānlán shì yíqiè huògēn de gēnyuán.

Greed is the root of all disaster.

Tips

memory

祸 (disaster) + 根 (root): the root that grows into catastrophe. Picture a poisonous plant whose underground root causes all the harm above ground.

Stroke Order

祸 huò

根 gēn