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title: "Zhagen Meaning: 扎根 (zhāgēn) Means “to take root”"
description: "扎根 (traditional 紮根, zhāgēn) means “to take root”. Hear its tones, see what 扎 and 根 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhagen"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 扎根 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

扎根 zhāgēn

## to take root

## Its characters

1. 扎 zhā to prick
2. 根 gēn root

## In a sentence

这棵小树已经在这里扎根了。 This little tree has already taken root here.

[More about 扎根](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%8E%E6%A0%B9)

## More words with 扎 or 根

- [根本 gēnběn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/genben)
- [根基 gēnjī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/genji)
- [根据 gēnjù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/genju)
- [根源 gēnyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/genyuan)
- [扎实 zhāshi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhashi)
- [扎心 zhāxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhaxin)
- [挣扎 zhēngzhá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhengzha)

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