基
Character
(bound form) base; foundation
Meaning
jī
ji1- (bound form) base; foundation CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) radical (chemistry) CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese) CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 11 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 基
Draw “基” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
我的中文基础不太好。
wǒ de zhōng wén jī chǔ bú tài hǎo
My Chinese basics are not very good.
AI-generated sentence
他基本上每天都很忙。
tā jī běn shàng měi tiān dōu hěn máng
He is busy almost every day.
AI-generated sentence
学好基础很重要。
xué hǎo jī chǔ hěn zhòng yào
Learning the basics well is very important.
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Words with 基
See all 334 →基本jī běnbasic; simple and the most important partWordHSK 3基础jī chǔthe base that something is built onWordHSK 3基本上jī běn shangbasically; mostly true or mostly done, but not completelyWordHSK 3基地jī dìa base; a place where soldiers or workers live and workWordHSK 5基金jī jīnmoney saved or collected for a special purposeWordHSK 5基督教jī dū jiàothe religion based on Jesus Christ and the BibleWordHSK 6基于jī yúbased on (a fact, idea, or reason)WordHSK 7–9基准jī zhǔna standard used for comparing, judging, or measuring thingsWordHSK 7–9基因jī yīna unit inside a living thing that carries information from parents to childrenWordHSK 7–9基层jī céngthe lowest level of an organization, close to ordinary peopleWordHSK 7–9基本功jī běn gōngthe basic skills needed to do an activity wellWordHSK 7–9基业jī yèfoundationWord