根 vs.葉..........................EB1-24

Chinese like 葉 better than 根,for the choice of the last name, haha, 葉 is close to ye(grandfather),or 耶,用於句末或句中,表示疑問、選擇、測度、感歎等. 根 has no such an honor.

Is this the reason the language subject advanced slower than other branches?

Yes 葉 is more visible, in fact, it is a nutrition organ same as root.It is so thin, so short lived, like many lengthy article here, they attract your eyes, especially anecdote of those celebrities, those shiny decorations, vulgar jokes. Associate them with 葉 is an insult to this word, yet they are not 根 , or can be called 敗 withered 葉.

Therefore comes a chance for those who appreciate 根 more than 葉, more earth than air, more foot than face. Is it not a gold mine for them?

Since those smart writers prefer those theme which the public concern urgently, again, some are worthy, a lot are unworthy, this caused suffering of so many, they take language study painfully, it has been so long.

We now place 根 sculpture in museum, you will see my works, likened to that sculpture,in front of eyes of the public.After resent discovery, I felt that my achievment is alittle more close to a composer, whose father was one of the leaders of the May 4th Movement, so was my grandfather, although not comparable to his fame. His master work songs are his monument, so is my future publication.

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根
gēn
【名】
(形聲。從木,艮(gèn)聲。本義:草木之根)
〖root〗
根,木株也。——《說文》
蔓根為根,直根為柢。——《說文通訓定聲》
根深,則視久。——《韓非子·解老》
是謂深根、固柢。——《老子》
斯亦伐根以求木茂,塞源而欲流長也。——唐·魏征《諫太宗十思疏》
事物的本源,根由,依據〖origin;source;cause;root〗
根,始也。——《廣雅·釋詁一》
根者,書之所謂柢也。——《韓非子·解老》
萬物有所生,而獨知守其根。——《淮南子·原道》
然病之生也,有根有柢。——陳亮《與彭子壽祭酒》
又如:禍根(禍事的根源;引起災禍的人或事物);根淺門微(根基淺,門第低微);根兒(根本);根氣(根基。指稟賦、氣質);根兒裏(根本;本來);根苗(兆頭,開頭)
基部〖base;foot〗
滿庭田地濕,薺葉生牆根。——唐·白居易《早春》
痼疾〖chronicillness〗
佛學名詞。佛家能產生感覺、善惡觀念的機體或精神力量〖nature〗。如:根器(佛教以木比喻天性叫做“根”。根能雕刻叫做“器”,泛指稟賦);根力(指五根和五力);根門(六根漏出種種煩惱,進入種種妄塵的門戶,故稱為“根門”);根緣(人的根性與境遇的緣務)
後代的子孫〖offspring〗
根
gēn
【動】?
半生無根著,飄轉如斷梗。——金·元好問《出京》詩
杜絕;根除〖eradicate〗
根究;追究〖pursue〗
通“跟”〖follow〗。如:根尋(跟蹤查找);根捕(跟蹤緝捕);根索(跟蹤,搜求或追查)
根
gēn
【量】
用於條形物〖piece,strand〗。
根本
gēnběn
〖root〗比喻事物的本源、根基
根本
gēnběn
〖basic;fundamental〗基礎或本質
根本
gēnběn
〖atall〗∶完全
〖simply〗∶簡直;從來
〖thoroughly〗∶徹底
根除
gēnchú
〖rootout;remove;eliminate;eradicate〗徹底消滅
根蒂
gēndì
〖rootandbase〗∶植株的根和蒂
〖cause〗∶事物發展的根本或初始點;根由
人生無根蒂,飄如陌上塵。——晉·陶淵明《雜詩》八首之一
根固
gēngù
〖roothold〗植物通過根生長和分布固定在土壤裏
根號
gēnhào
〖radicalsign〗∶

根究
gēnjiū
〖makeathoroughinvestigationof;gottothebottomof〗尋根窮究,追問到底
根據
gēnjù
〖foundation〗∶盤據。如樹木的紮根深固
〖ground〗∶認識、信念、判決的依據

gēnjù
〖onthebasisof;accordingto〗

根絕
gēnjué
〖eradicate〗
〖offspring〗∶指傳宗接代的子孫
根深蒂固
gēnshēn-dìgù
〖fast;firm;durable〗∶根基牢固,不可動搖
〖inveterate;deepseated〗∶已變成性格的中心,難於或不能改變、減少或消滅
根深葉茂
gēnshēn-yèmào
〖Deeprootsgiverisetoflourshingleaves〗

根源
gēnyuán
〖root〗∶使事物發生的根本原因
arisefrom;originatefrom〗∶起源(於);發生(於)
根壯葉茂
gēnzhuàng-yèmào
〖therootisstrongandleavesaremany〗但能養精神,調元氣,吞津液,液精內固,乃生榮華,喻樹根壯葉茂,開花結實,胞孕佳味,異殊常品。——《應笈七簽》
根治
gēnzhì
〖radicalcure;cureoncefor〗
〖traceandtry〗
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葉
xié
【動】
和洽。同“協”〖beharmonious〗
又如:葉律(葉韻;韻律);葉韻(協韻;押韻);葉中(猶適中);葉吉(和協吉祥);葉和(和睦;和合;和諧;亦作應和);葉契(協和,配合);葉泰(協和安泰)
協助;幫助〖assist〗。如:葉佐(輔佐,配合);葉齊(協力一致);葉讚(協同翊讚)
合,共同〖together〗
又如:葉力(協力;合力);葉心(同心);葉謀(合謀;共謀)
另見yè

葉
葉
yè
【名】
(形聲。從艸,枽(yè)聲。植物的葉子。“葉”,同“協”,會意字,從十從口。本是兩個字。本義:草木之葉)
同本義〖leaf〗
leaf-like thing〗
萬裏風波一葉舟。——李商隱《無題》
又如:百葉窗;一葉扁舟;肺葉
曆史時期的分段〖partofahistoricalperiod〗。如:唐朝末葉;20世紀中葉
世,代〖generation〗
又如:葉語(世代相傳說)
量詞。輕薄物體的計量單位。如:葉葉(片片)
葉落歸根
yèluò-guīgēn
〖whatcomesfromthesoilwillreturntothesoil;fallingleaveswillreturntotheroots

葉落知秋
yèluò-zhīqiū
〖thefallingleavesannouncetheapproachofautumn—revealingsignsforetellthingstocome〗葉葉
yèyè
〖leaf〗葉葉片片的葉子
葉葉相交通。——《玉台新詠·古詩為焦仲卿妻作》
葉子
yèzi
〖leaf;foliage〗∶植物葉片的通稱。