漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
基: fundamentals, radical (chem)
Also: counter for machines, foundation
JLPT N111 strokesGrade 5Your ink: 白 Not met
- 其(sound)
- 土earth(meaning)
土 carries the meaning · 其 gives the sound
11 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
キki · on'yomi · in compounds
- 基礎きそfoundation
- 基本きほんbasis
- 基準きじゅんnorm, standard
- 基地きちbase [n.]
- 基金ききんfunds
もとmoto · kun'yomi · on its own
- 基もとbasis
- 基づくもとづくbe based on
もといmotoi · kun'yomi
- 基もといbasis
Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Phono-semantic compound (形聲)其 (sound) + 土 earth (meaning)
A foundation of earth.
Source: Wiktionary, 基 (rev. 92200221), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine a cross planted firmly in the ground—that's 土! It shows a stake or a seedling marking the earth, reminding us of farming, construction, and the solid foundation upon which we build our lives and cities.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side基 fundamentals · 其
vs堪 withstand · 甚In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · jī
Same form: 基 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 基 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 基 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin jī most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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