跟

gēn

heel; to follow closely; to go with

prepositionconjunction（名动） HSK 3.0 · Band 2

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

跟

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

跟
  • 跟前gēnqiánthe front (of)B6
  • 跟随gēnsuíto followB6
  • 跟踪gēnzōngto follow sb's tracksB6
  • 跟进gēnjìnto followB7

See it in sentences

我跟他一起去。

I will go with him.

我跟老师学中文。

I learn Chinese from the teacher.