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

贪婪是一切祸根的根源。

Tānlán shì yīqiē huògēn de gēnyuán.

Greed is the root of all disaster.

这件事早就埋下了祸根。

Zhè jiàn shì zǎo jiù mái xià le huògēn.

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

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