基(jī)

HSK 311 strokes

(bound form) base

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Character information

Pinyin
jī
Meaning
(bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry); (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 基 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱其土

In this compound, the meaning comes from 土 (earth); 其 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

其qí土tǔ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 基 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 基

Common words using 基 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jī基běn本
HSK 3

basic

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jī基chǔ础
HSK 3

base; foundation; basis

Open 基础 page →
jī基běn本shàng上
HSK 3

basically

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jī基dì地
HSK 5

al-Qaeda

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jī基jīn金
HSK 5

fund

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jī基dū督jiào教
HSK 6

Christianity

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jī基yīn因
HSK 7-9

gene (loanword)

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jī基céng层
HSK 7-9

basic level

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 基’s common words

本础上地金督教因

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