| gēn | heel/to follow closely/to go with/to marry sb (of woman)/with/towards/as (compared to)/from (different from)/and (in addition to) |
| 跟 | heel to follow closely to go with |
| 跟上 | to catch up with to keep pace with |
| 跟不上 | not able to keep up with |
| 跟人 | to marry (of woman) |
| 跟从 | follow |
| 跟前 | in front of close to nearby |
| 跟包 | to work as footman to do odd jobs to understudy (an opera actor) |
| 跟单信用证 | documentary letter of credit |
| 跟单承兑 | documentary acceptance |
| 跟单汇兑 | documentary remittance |
| 跟头 | to trip to fall down to tumble |
| 跟头虫 | wiggler; wriggler |
| 跟屁股 | to tag along behind to follow sb closely |
| 跟屁虫 | lit. bum beetle sb who tags along to shadow |
| 跟差 | attendant |
| 跟手 | To do sth. at one's convenience |
| 跟摄 | a follow shot |
| 跟查 | to follow through |
| 跟梢 | To shadow somebody. |
| 跟班 | attendant footman (servant) |