# 跟

| 跟 | U+8DDF, &#36319; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8DDF |
| ← 跞 [U+8DDE] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 跠 → [U+8DE0] |

## Translingual
### Han character

跟 (Kangxi radical 157, 足+6, 13 strokes, cangjie input 口一日女 (RMAV), four-corner 6713$_2$, composition ⿰𧾷艮)

#### References

* 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

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 艱 | *krɯːn |
| 齦 | *kʰrɯːnʔ, *kʰɯːnʔ, *ŋɯn |
| 眼 | *ŋrɯːnʔ |
| 蛝 | *ɡrɯːn |
| 限 | *ɡrɯːnʔ |
| 硍 | *ɡrɯːnʔ |
| 豤 | *kʰɯːnʔ, *kʰɯːnʔ, *kʰuːn |
| 詪 | *ɡlɯːnʔ, *kɯːnʔ, *kɯːns |
| 根 | *kɯːn |
| 跟 | *kɯːn |
| 珢 | *kɯːn, *kɯːns, *ŋrɯn |
| 艮 | *kɯːns |
| 茛 | *kɯːns |
| 墾 | *kʰɯːnʔ |
| 懇 | *kʰɯːnʔ |
| 垠 | *ŋɯːn, *ŋrɯn, *ŋɯn |
| 泿 | *ŋɯːn, *ŋrɯn |
| 痕 | *ɡɯːn |
| 拫 | *ɡɯːn |
| 鞎 | *ɡɯːn |
| 很 | *ɡɯːnʔ |
| 恨 | *ɡɯːns |
| 銀 | *ŋrɯn |
| 檭 | *ŋrɯn |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kɯːn): semantic 足 (“foot”) + phonetic 艮 (OC *kɯːns).

### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): gēn (gen$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄍㄣ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): gen$^1$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gan$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): gin$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): gien$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kiên
    (Meixian, Guangdong): gên$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): geng$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): gáing
* Eastern Min (BUC): gĕng / gṳ̆ng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): geng$^1$ / gyng$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kun / kin
    (Teochew, Peng'im): geng$^1$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^1$ken
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): gen$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gēn
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄣ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gen
*** Wade–Giles: kên$^1$
*** Yale: gēn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gen
*** Palladius: гэнь (gɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /kən⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: gen$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gen
*** Sinological IPA : /kən⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gan$^1$
*** Yale: gān
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gan$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gen$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɐn⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: gin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kin³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: gien$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kiɛn⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiên
*** Hakka Romanization System: gien$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gian$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki̯en²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: gên$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /kɛn⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: geng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /kəŋ¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gáing
*** Sinological IPA : /kaiŋ⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: gĕng / gṳ̆ng
*** Sinological IPA : /kɛiŋ⁵⁵/, /kyŋ⁵⁵/
* gĕng - “heel”;
* gṳ̆ng - “to follow”.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit跟 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /kən⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /kən⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /kən²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /kẽ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /kə̃²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /kən²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /kẽ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /kə̃⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /kəŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /kə̃n³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /kɤŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /kən⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /kən⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /ken⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /kə̃⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /kən³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /kən²¹/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /kəŋ¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /kəŋ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /kə̃ŋ³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /kəŋ⁵³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /kən⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /ken³³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /kaŋ³³/ /ky³³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /kʌ̃³¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /kɛ¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /kən³³/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /kən³³/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /kiɛn⁴²/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /ken⁴⁴/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /kɐn⁵³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /kɐn⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /kɐn⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /kun⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /kyŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /kaiŋ⁵⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /kɯŋ³³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /kin²³/ |
* Middle Chinese: kon
Rime :
| Character | 跟 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 痕 (53) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 古痕切 |
| Baxter | kon |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kən/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kən/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kən/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kən/ |
| Li Rong | /kən/ |
| Wang Li | /kən/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kən/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | gēn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gan$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kɯːn/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 跟 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 3921 |
| Phonetic component | 艮 |
| Rime group | 文 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 根 |
| Old Chinese | /*kɯːn/ |

#### Definitions

跟
* heel (of a foot, a shoe or a sock)
    足跟 ― zúgēn ― heel
    鞋跟 ― xiégēn ― heel of a shoe
* 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!
* (of a woman) to marry
* with (together)
    跟朋友一起玩 ― gēn péngyǒu yīqǐ wán ― go out with friends
* as (in comparisons)
    跟你媽一樣／跟你妈一样 ― gēn nǐ mā yīyàng ― the same as your mother
* to; with
       Nǐ lái gēn dàjiā shuōshuō zhè cì lǚyóu de jīnglì. [Pinyin]
       Come tell everyone about your experience in the trip.
* and (joining nouns)
       Dìdi gēn wǒ dōu xǐhuan yóuyǒng. [Pinyin]
       My brother and I both like to swim.
* (dialectal Mandarin) at
    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
* (Cantonese) to follow; to abide
    Synonym: 依 (yī) (Mandarin)
    跟足程序 [Cantonese] ― gan$^1$ zuk$^1$ cing$^4$ zeoi$^6$ [Jyutping] ― to fully follow the procedures
* (Waxiang) to act for someone
* (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.
    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)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 跟, 跟隨, 跟從 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 跟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 跟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 跟 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 跟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 跟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 跟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 跟 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 跟 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 跟 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 跟 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 跟 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 跟 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 跟 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 跟 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 跈, 跟 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 跈 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 跈 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 跈 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 跈 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 跈 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 跈 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 跟, 相跟 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 跟 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 跟, 跇 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 綴 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 綴 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 綴 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 綴 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 綴 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 綴 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 綴 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 綴 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 綴 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 綴 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 綴 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 綴 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 綴 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 綴 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 綴 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 綴 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 綴 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 綴 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 綴 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 綴 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 跟 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 跟 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 跟 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 跟 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 跟 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 與, 及 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 和, 與, 及, 與及 Cantonese |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 跟, 和 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 跟, 和 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 和, 跟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 和, 跟 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 和, 跟, 給 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 和 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 和 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong (Ronghe) | 連 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 跟, 連 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 帶, 和 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 給 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 帶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 連 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 跟, 和 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 跟, 連, 和 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 跟, 給, 和 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 跟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 跟, 同, 和 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 跟, 和 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 跟, 同, 和 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 告, 跟 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 跟, 交 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 跟 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 同, 同埋 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 同, 同埋 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 同 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 同 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 同 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 同, 同埋 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 同埋 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 同, 同埋 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 同, 同埋 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 鄧, 同 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 同 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 同 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 同 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 跟, 同 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 和 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 同, 跟 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 同, 摎 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 澗 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 摎 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 同 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 摎 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 同 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 摎 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 和 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 摎 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 佮 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 搭 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 和, 跟 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 給 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 邀 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 邀, 儉, 教 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 邀 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 邀, 跟 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 共 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 共 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 共 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 共 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 共 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 共 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 共 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 隨 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 傮, 共 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 跟 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 佮, 交 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 佮 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 佮, 交 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 佮 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 佮 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 交 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 佮 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 佮 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 佮, 交 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 佮, 共 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 佮 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 佮 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 佮 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 佮 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 共 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 共 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 共 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 共 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 共 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 共 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 同, 同埋 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 跟, 邀 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 脫, 脫仔, 得, 得仔, 搭, 搭仔, 交, 幫, 同, 跟 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 搭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 脫 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 搭, 搭仔 |
| Wu | Danyang | 同, 跟 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 同 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 搭, 搭仔 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 伉 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 亨, 跟 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 跟 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 跟 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 跟, 同 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 於 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 在 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 在, 挨, 跟, 的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 在 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 在 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 在 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 在 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 在, 從 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 在 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 在 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 在 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 在 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 在 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 在 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 在 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 在 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 在 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 在 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 在 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Rugao | 吖 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 在 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 喺, 在 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 在 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 在 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 喺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 響, 喺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 在 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 在 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 喺 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 喺 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 在 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 在 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 響, 揀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 喺 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 喺 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 到, 響 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 到, 響 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 到, 響 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 響 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 響, 在, 喺 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 在 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 在 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 喺 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 喺 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 在 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 在 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 在 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 嗨 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 在 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 在 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 在 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 在 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 在 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 在 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 在 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 在 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 在 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 在 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 在 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 在 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 在 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 在 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 在 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 在 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 在 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 在 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 到 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 著, 在, 洽 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 著, 洽 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 著 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 佇, 踮, 蹛 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 佇, 踮, 蹛 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 佇, 咧, 蹛 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 佇, 蹛 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 佇 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 佇, 踮, 蹛 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 佇, 蹛 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 佇, 壏 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 佇, 踮 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 在 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 在 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 在 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 在 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 在, 壏, 放 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 著 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 在 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 在, 壏 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 佇, 放 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 佇 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 著 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 在 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 垃, 垃垃, 垃拉, 垃海, 垃該, 垃浪 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Xinzhuang, Minhang) | 垃該, 拉 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 立垃, 勒嵌 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong) | 垃, 垃垃 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Nanhui, Pudong) | 垃該 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Fengxian) | 垃該 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jinshan) | 有垃, 垃該 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Qingpu) | 勒拉 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 勒, 浪, 勒浪, 勒搭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 勒勒, 勒 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 勒, 勒勒, 勒裡, 勒海, 勒浪, 勒篤 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 勒, 勒海, 勒拉, 勒浪 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 勒, 來勒, 勒娘, 勒裡 |
| Wu | Changshu | 勒笃, 勒裡, 勒海, 勒浪 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 勒, 勒浪, 勒海 |
| Wu | Qidong | 勒 |
| Wu | Qidong (Lüsi) | 在, 來, 來該 |
| Wu | Nantong (Haimen) | 勒, 勒特, 勒海, 勒勒 |
| Wu | Haimen (Sijia) | 來, 來到 |
| Wu | Rudong | 勒, 勒勒 |
| Wu | Pinghu | 勒, 勒海, 勒浪, 勒化, 來, 來海, 來浪, 來化 |
| Wu | Haining (Xiashi) | 有起霍, 有起, 有垃, 起勒, 起, 勒, 起霍 |
| Wu | Haiyan | 勒, 勒勒 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 勒, 勒蕩, 勒娘, 勒頭, 漏 |
| Wu | Liyang | 立 |
| Wu | Changzhou (Jintan) | 在, 則 |
| Wu | Danyang | 在, 則 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 來, 勒 |
| Wu | Jiangyin | 勒, 勒勒 |
| Wu | Nanjing (Gaochun) | 來, 拉, 垃, 得, 擱 |
| Wu | Huzhou | 拉 |
| Wu | Deqing | 垃, 垃好, 來該, 來東, 拉好, 有好 |
| Wu | Deqing (Geting) | 拉 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 勒, 勒哈, 來搭, 來東, 在 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Lin'an) | 來, 來埭, 來同 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Fuyang) | 勒, 勒裡, 勒帶, 勒底 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Xiaoshan) | 來帶, 來東, 來夯, 帶, 東, 夯 |
| Wu | Tonglu | 來, 來裡, 來夯 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 來帶, 來埭, 來東, 來同, 來夯, 帶, 埭, 東, 同, 夯 |
| Wu | Shaoxing (Keqiao) | 來帶, 來東, 來夯, 帶, 東, 夯 |
| Wu | Zhuji | 來克, 來客, 勒克, 勒客, 克, 客 |
| Wu | Shengzhou | 來, 來帶, 來東, 來夯 |
| Wu | Xinchang | 來固, 來蒙, 來頭 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 來, 來勒, 來的, 來對, 來東, 來當, 來該 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Zhenhai) | 來 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Beilun) | 來, 來該, 來的, 來對, 來當 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Yinzhou) | 立該, 來, 來的, 來該 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 來, 得, 來浪 |
| Wu | Ninghai | 來的 |
| Wu | Zhoushan (Dinghai) | 勒 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 是 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 在 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 在 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 在 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 將, 把 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 把 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 把 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 把 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 把 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 把 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 把 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 把 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 把 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 把 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 把, 幫 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 將, 𢬿 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 將 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 將 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 將 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 將, 𢬿, 討 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 𢬿, 討 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 將 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 將 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 把 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 將, 將把 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 將, 將把, 捉到 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 將 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 將 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 將 |
| Hakka | Changting | 將 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 拿 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 捉 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 把 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 將 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 拿 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 拿 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 將 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 將 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 將 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 將 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 將 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 將 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 把 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 拿, 邀 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 將, 共, 揢 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 揢 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 將, 共 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 將, 共 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 將, 共 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 將, 共 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 將 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 共 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 將, 對, 個 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 將, 把將, 對 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 將, 把, 把將, 對, 忐, 個 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 將 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 將, 把將 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 把 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 跟 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 跟 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 拿 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 拿 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 搭, 把 rare |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 逮 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 把 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 把 |

##### See also

* (with): 同 (tóng), 陪 (péi)

#### Compounds

* 劈腳跟 / 劈脚跟
* 年跟腳 / 年跟脚
* 後跟 / 后跟 (hòugēn)
* 拿跟
* 摔跟頭 / 摔跟头
* 栽跟頭 / 栽跟头
* 沒後跟 / 没后跟
* 番張跟斗
* 相跟
* 砌跟
* 穿跟斗
* 立定腳跟 / 立定脚跟
* 站穩腳跟 / 站稳脚跟
* 緊跟 / 紧跟 (jǐngēn)
* 翻跟斗
* 翻跟頭 / 翻跟头 (fān gēntou)
* 耳跟廂 / 耳跟厢
* 腳後跟 / 脚后跟 (jiǎohòugēn)
* 腳跟 / 脚跟 (jiǎogēn)
* 腳跟大事 / 脚跟大事
* 足跟 (zúgēn)
* 跟丁
* 跟上 (gēnshàng)
* 跟不上 (gēnbùshàng)
* 跟了人
* 跟人
* 跟伴
* 跟住
* 跟兔
* 跟兒 / 跟儿
* 跟前
* 跟前人
* 跟勁 / 跟劲
* 跟包
* 跟即
* 跟問 / 跟问
* 跟夫
* 跟婆
* 跟子
* 跟官
* 跟定 (gēndìng)
* 跟尋 / 跟寻
* 跟局
* 跟尾兒 / 跟尾儿
* 跟屁精
* 跟屁股
* 跟屁蟲 / 跟屁虫 (gēnpìchóng)
* 跟履
* 跟差
* 跟底
* 跟役 (gēnyì)
* 跟從 / 跟从 (gēncóng)
* 跟房
* 跟手 (gēnshǒu)
* 跟挂
* 跟捕
* 跟斗
* 跟斗翻
* 跟斗蟲
* 跟會 / 跟会
* 跟止
* 跟步
* 跟班 (gēnbān)
* 跟監 / 跟监
* 跟着 (gēnzhe)
* 跟究
* 跟絓 / 跟𮉤
* 跟緝 / 跟缉
* 跟聲 / 跟声
* 跟肘
* 跟胥
* 跟脛 / 跟胫
* 跟腳 / 跟脚
* 跟腱 (gēnjiàn)
* 跟腳裏 / 跟脚里
* 跟著 / 跟着 (gēnzhe)
* 跟衣
* 跟超掖夾 / 跟超掖夹
* 跟趕 / 跟赶
* 跟足
* 跟趾
* 跟踵
* 跟蹤 / 跟踪 (gēnzōng)
* 跟蹠
* 跟車 / 跟车 (gēnchē)
* 跟進 / 跟进 (gēnjìn)
* 跟隨 / 跟随 (gēnsuí)
* 跟頭 / 跟头 (gēntou)
* 跟頭戲 / 跟头戏
* 跟頭蟲 / 跟头虫 (gēntouchóng)
* 跟馬 / 跟马
* 跟骨 (gēngǔ)
* 躡跟 / 蹑跟
* 追跟
* 連扯跟頭 / 连扯跟头
* 靴後跟 / 靴后跟
* 鞋跟 (xiégēn)
* 頭痒搔跟
* 頭癢搔跟 / 头痒搔跟
* 高跟 (gāogēn)
* 高跟鞋 (gāogēnxié)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tè / tèr / tòe
    (Teochew, Peng'im): duê$^3$
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Hsinchu, Magong)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tè
*** Tâi-lô: tè
*** Phofsit Daibuun: dex
*** IPA (Taipei): /te¹¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /te²¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia, Hsinchu, Kinmen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tèr
*** Tâi-lô: tèr
*** IPA (Lukang): /tə³¹/
*** IPA (Kinmen): /tə¹²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tə⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tòe
*** Tâi-lô: tuè
*** Phofsit Daibuun: doex
*** IPA (Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan, Singapore): /tue²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: duê$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tuè
*** Sinological IPA : /tue²¹³/

#### Definitions

跟
* (Southern Min) Alternative form of 綴 / 缀 (“to follow”)
    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

### References

* “跟”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “跟”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 230.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

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

## Korean
### Hanja

跟 • (geun) (hangeul 근, revised geun, McCune–Reischauer kŭn, Yale kun)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

跟: Hán Nôm readings: cân, ngấn, ngân
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