基 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

基 English definition

  • base
  • foundation
  • basic
  • radical (chemistry)

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : pedestal' component in Chinese characters;
  • : to divine;
  • : to hit; to strike; to break; Taiwan pr. [ji2];
  • : curved wood graver;
  • : grumble;
  • : (onom.) to pump (water);
  • : rubbish; shaking; danger; see 垃圾[la1 ji1]; Taiwan pr. [le4];
  • : Japanese variant of 姬; princess; imperial concubine;
  • : woman; concubine; female entertainer (archaic);
  • : clogs;
  • : Japanese variant of 擊|击[ji1];
  • : machine; engine; opportunity; intention; aircraft; pivot; crucial point; flexible (quick-witted); organic; CL:臺|台[tai2];
  • : to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent;
  • : ox-horns; wing of an army;
  • : irregular pearl;
  • : lopsided; unbalanced; abnormal; irregular; odd fractional remnant;
  • : territory around the capital;
  • : spasms; convulsions; hysteria;
  • : breakwater; jetty;
  • : omen; pray;
  • : to amass; to accumulate; to store; measured quantity (such as area of volume); product (the result of multiplication); to integrate (math.); to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.); old; long-standing;
  • : to inspect; to check;
  • : product
  • : 15 years old; hairpin for bun;
  • : winnow basket;
  • : to spin (hemp etc); merit; accomplishment; grade
  • : to seize; to arrest
  • : bridle; halter; to restrain; to detain; to lodge; inn;
  • : flesh; muscle;
  • : fragment; salted vegetables; spices;
  • : odd; one horn up and one horn down;
  • : to ridicule;
  • : to present (a gift); to harbor (a feeling);
  • : foot;
  • : to go up (esp. in rank); to rise; to ascend;
  • : footprint; mark; trace; vestige; sign; indication; Taiwan pr. [ji1];
  • : to go up; to fall; rainbow; mist;
  • : 𠇍
  • : hungry;
  • : Japanese variant of 雞|鸡;
  • : chicken; fowl; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute;
  • : finely chopped meat or vegetables; powdered or fragmentary;
  • 𣪠 : 𡭴

Sentences examples with 基

  • 请在原来的基础上再改一改。
    Qǐng zài yuánlái de jīchǔ shàng zài gǎi yī gǎi.
  • 我学习了一些基础的语法知识。
    Wǒ xuéxíle yīxiē jīchǔ de yǔfǎ zhīshì.

Words containing 基, by HSK level