跟

跟 (Kangxi radical 157, 足+6, 13 strokes, cangjie input 口一日女 (RMAV), four-corner 6713₂, composition ⿰𧾷艮)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1224, character 14
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 37491
• Dae Jaweon: page 1696, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3706, character 14
• Unihan data for U+8DDF

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kɯːn) : semantic 足 (“foot”) + phonetic 艮 (OC *kɯːns).

Cognate with 根 (OC *kɯːn, “root”) (Wang, 1982).

跟

1. heel (of a foot, a shoe or a sock)

   足跟  ―  zúgēn  ―  heel

   鞋跟  ―  xiégēn  ―  heel of a shoe

2. to follow

   跟我說／跟我说  ―  gēn wǒ shuō  ―  repeat after me

   不要跟著我！／不要跟着我！  ―  Bùyào gēnzhe wǒ!  ―  Stop following me!

3. (of a woman) to marry
4. with (together)

   跟朋友一起玩  ―  gēn péngyǒu yīqǐ wán  ―  go out with friends

5. as (in comparisons)

   跟你媽一樣／跟你妈一样  ―  gēn nǐ mā yīyàng  ―  the same as your mother

6. to; with

   你來跟大家說說這次旅遊的經歷。 [MSC, trad.]
   你来跟大家说说这次旅游的经历。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ lái gēn dàjiā shuōshuō zhè cì lǚyóu de jīnglì. [Pinyin]

   Come tell everyone about your experience in the trip.

7. and (joining nouns)

   弟弟跟我都喜歡游泳。 [MSC, trad.]
   弟弟跟我都喜欢游泳。 [MSC, simp.]

   Dìdi gēn wǒ dōu xǐhuan yóuyǒng. [Pinyin]

   My brother and I both like to swim.

8. (dialectal Mandarin) at

   • 乖乖兒地跟家伺候我和我爸 [Beijing Mandarin, trad.]
     乖乖儿地跟家伺候我和我爸 [Beijing Mandarin, simp.]

     From: 2000, 梁左 and 梁欢, 《闲人马大姐》, episode 2, 17:42

     guāiguāir de gēn jiā cìhou wǒ hé wǒ bà [Pinyin]

     obediently look after me and my dad at home

9. (Cantonese) to follow; to abide

   Synonym: 依 (yī) (Mandarin)

   跟足程序 [Cantonese]  ―  gan¹ zuk¹ cing⁴ zeoi⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  to fully follow the procedures

10. (Waxiang) to act for someone
11. (Waxiang) Used to introduce the direct object of a verb.

    跟履端來！／跟履端来！ [Waxiang]  ―  [kai⁵⁵ li²⁵ to⁵⁵ zɤ¹³] [IPA]  ―  Bring the shoes over here!

    跟門閉下。／跟门闭下。 [Waxiang]  ―  [kai⁵⁵ mai⁵⁵ pi³³ ka³³] [IPA]  ―  Close the door.

    • 接到以後，又跟女子通送到房裡去。 [Waxiang, trad.]
      接到以后，又跟女子通送到房里去。 [Waxiang, simp.]

      From: 2010, 向光训 (Xiang Guangxun), 《婚礼》, in 伍云姬 (Wu Yunji), 沈瑞清 (Shen Ruiqing), 《湘西古丈瓦乡话调查报告》, Shanghai: Shanghai Educational Publishing House, →ISBN, page 257

      [tɕ͡iɛ⁴¹ tau³³ i⁴¹ xəɯ²⁵ iəɯ²⁵ kai⁵⁵ ɳiəɯ²⁵⁻¹³ ts͡a tʰau⁵⁵ sau³³ tau³³ vɤŋ¹³ la²⁵ kʰəɯ³³] [IPA]

      (please add an English translation of this usage example)

• (with): 同 (tóng), 陪 (péi)

跟

1. (Southern Min) Alternative form of 綴／缀 (“to follow”)

   • 阮對少年跟你跟甲老 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     阮对少年跟你跟甲老 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2001, 江蕙 (Jody Chiang) (lyricist 鄭進一 [Cheng Gin Yi]), 家後

     Gún tùi siàu-liân tòe lí tòe kah lāu [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     I followed you from youth to old age

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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• On (unclassified): こん (kon)
• Kun: くびす (kubisu)

跟 • (geun) (hangeul 근, revised geun, McCune–Reischauer kŭn, Yale kun)

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跟: Hán Nôm readings: cân, ngấn, ngân

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