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stem

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

geng3 • gěng

Meaning


Primary

stem

Alternatives

stems

Mnemonic Updated October 8, 2026


[g-] Gandalf is in the [3] basement of the [-(e)ng] English manor, bored. He taps a 木 tree next to the dusty statues with his staff, and a 更 tumbleweed sprouts from a branch on a thin 梗 stem. The 梗 stem snaps, and the 更 tumbleweed rolls away across the floor.

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