CHINESE CHARACTER

基 (jī): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

jī

foundation, base

HSK 411 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

土

Primary radical

土 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 基.

其

Phonetic component

其 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 11

Write 基 in 11 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 基

基本jīběn

HSK 4 · basic; fundamental; main; elementary

基本上jīběnshàng

HSK 4 · basically; on the whole

基础jīchǔ

HSK 4 · base; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental

基地jīdì

HSK 6 · al-Qaeda; base (of operations, industrial, military, research etc)

基金jījīn

HSK 6 · fund

基因jīyīn

HSK 6 · gene (loanword)

Examples using 基

基本

它是基本人权。

Tā shì jī běn rén quán。

It's a basic human right.

基础

数学是所有科学的基础。

Shù xué shì suǒ yǒu kē xué de jī chǔ。

Mathematics is basic to all sciences.

基地

这附近有一个军事基地。

Zhè fù jìn yǒu yí gè jūn shì jī dì。

There is a military base near here.

FAQ

What does 基 (jī) mean in Chinese?

foundation, base

How do you write 基 in stroke order?

基 has 11 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 基?

土 is the radical in 基. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 基?

基本 (jīběn): basic; fundamental; main; elementary; 基本上 (jīběnshàng): basically; on the whole; 基础 (jīchǔ): base; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental.