根 vs.叶..........................EB1-24

Chinese like 叶 better than 根,for the choice of the last name, haha, 叶 is close to ye(grandfather),or 耶,用于句末或句中,表示疑问、选择、测度、感叹等. 根 has no such an honor.

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

Yes 叶 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 叶 is an insult to this word, yet they are not 根 , or can be called 败 withered 叶.

Therefore comes a chance for those who appreciate 根 more than 叶, 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】
(形声。从木,艮(gèn)声。本义:草木之根)
〖root〗
根,木株也。——《说文》
蔓根为根,直根为柢。——《说文通训定声》
根深,则视久。——《韩非子·解老》
是谓深根、固柢。——《老子》
斯亦伐根以求木茂,塞源而欲流长也。——唐·魏征《谏太宗十思疏》
事物的本源,根由,依据〖origin;source;cause;root〗
根,始也。——《广雅·释诂一》
根者,书之所谓柢也。——《韩非子·解老》
万物有所生,而独知守其根。——《淮南子·原道》
然病之生也,有根有柢。——陈亮《与彭子寿祭酒》
又如:祸根(祸事的根源;引起灾祸的人或事物);根浅门微(根基浅,门第低微);根儿(根本);根气(根基。指禀赋、气质);根儿里(根本;本来);根苗(兆头,开头)
基部〖base;foot〗
满庭田地湿,荠叶生墙根。——唐·白居易《早春》
痼疾〖chronicillness〗
佛学名词。佛家能产生感觉、善恶观念的机体或精神力量〖nature〗。如:根器(佛教以木比喻天性叫做“根”。根能雕刻叫做“器”,泛指禀赋);根力(指五根和五力);根门(六根漏出种种烦恼,进入种种妄尘的门户,故称为“根门”);根缘(人的根性与境遇的缘务)
后代的子孙〖offspring〗
根
gēn
【动】?
半生无根着,飘转如断梗。——金·元好问《出京》诗
杜绝;根除〖eradicate〗
根究;追究〖pursue〗
通“跟”〖follow〗。如:根寻(跟踪查找);根捕(跟踪缉捕);根索(跟踪,搜求或追查)
根
gēn
【量】
用于条形物〖piece,strand〗。
根本
gēnběn
〖root〗比喻事物的本源、根基
根本
gēnběn
〖basic;fundamental〗基础或本质
根本
gēnběn
〖atall〗∶完全
〖simply〗∶简直;从来
〖thoroughly〗∶彻底
根除
gēnchú
〖rootout;remove;eliminate;eradicate〗彻底消灭
根蒂
gēndì
〖rootandbase〗∶植株的根和蒂
〖cause〗∶事物发展的根本或初始点;根由
人生无根蒂,飘如陌上尘。——晋·陶渊明《杂诗》八首之一
根固
gēngù
〖roothold〗植物通过根生长和分布固定在土壤里
根号
gēnhào
〖radicalsign〗∶

根究
gēnjiū
〖makeathoroughinvestigationof;gottothebottomof〗寻根穷究,追问到底
根据
gēnjù
〖foundation〗∶盘据。如树木的扎根深固
〖ground〗∶认识、信念、判决的依据

gēnjù
〖onthebasisof;accordingto〗

根绝
gēnjué
〖eradicate〗
〖offspring〗∶指传宗接代的子孙
根深蒂固
gēnshēn-dìgù
〖fast;firm;durable〗∶根基牢固,不可动摇
〖inveterate;deepseated〗∶已变成性格的中心,难于或不能改变、减少或消灭
根深叶茂
gēnshēn-yèmào
〖Deeprootsgiverisetoflourshingleaves〗

根源
gēnyuán
〖root〗∶使事物发生的根本原因
arisefrom;originatefrom〗∶起源(于);发生(于)
根壮叶茂
gēnzhuàng-yèmào
〖therootisstrongandleavesaremany〗但能养精神,调元气,吞津液,液精内固,乃生荣华,喻树根壮叶茂,开花结实,胞孕佳味,异殊常品。——《应笈七签》
根治
gēnzhì
〖radicalcure;cureoncefor〗
〖traceandtry〗
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叶
xié
【动】
和洽。同“协”〖beharmonious〗
又如:叶律(叶韵;韵律);叶韵(协韵;押韵);叶中(犹适中);叶吉(和协吉祥);叶和(和睦;和合;和谐;亦作应和);叶契(协和,配合);叶泰(协和安泰)
协助;帮助〖assist〗。如:叶佐(辅佐,配合);叶齐(协力一致);叶赞(协同翊赞)
合,共同〖together〗
又如:叶力(协力;合力);叶心(同心);叶谋(合谋;共谋)
另见yè

叶
葉
yè
【名】
(形声。从艸,枽(yè)声。植物的叶子。“叶”,同“协”,会意字,从十从口。本是两个字。本义:草木之叶)
同本义〖leaf〗
leaf-like thing〗
万里风波一叶舟。——李商隐《无题》
又如:百叶窗;一叶扁舟;肺叶
历史时期的分段〖partofahistoricalperiod〗。如:唐朝末叶;20世纪中叶
世,代〖generation〗
又如:叶语(世代相传说)
量词。轻薄物体的计量单位。如:叶叶(片片)
叶落归根
yèluò-guīgēn
〖whatcomesfromthesoilwillreturntothesoil;fallingleaveswillreturntotheroots

叶落知秋
yèluò-zhīqiū
〖thefallingleavesannouncetheapproachofautumn—revealingsignsforetellthingstocome〗叶叶
yèyè
〖leaf〗叶叶片片的叶子
叶叶相交通。——《玉台新咏·古诗为焦仲卿妻作》
叶子
yèzi
〖leaf;foliage〗∶植物叶片的通称。