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基
jī
1. base
2. foundation
3. basic
4. radical (chemistry)
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

基
jī
foundation, base
HSK 4 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

基隆
Jīlóng
Chilung or Keelung, city and major port in north Taiwan
搅基
jiǎojī
see [[搞基<gǎojī>]]
基网
jīwǎng
base net (in geodetic survey)
基金
jījīn
fund
HSK 6
基体
jītǐ
base body
搞基
gǎojī
to be gay (slang)
基板
jībǎn
substrate
基站
jīzhàn
base station
基肥
jīféi
base fertilizer
基辅
Jīfǔ
Kiev, capital of Ukraine
基面
jīmiàn
ground plane (in perspective drawing)
基频
jīpín
fundamental frequency
基点
jīdiǎn
main point
建基
jiànjī
to lay foundations
基多
Jīduō
Quito, capital of Ecuador
基于
jīyú
because of
基石
jīshí
cornerstone
基础
jīchǔ
base
HSK 4
基本
jīběn
basic
HSK 5
基线
jīxiàn
base (of a triangle)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
279
Word Frequency Rank
551 of 84,292

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