Chinese Character 基 Meanings and components.

Form

基

Meaning

基 meaning^[3] in English

Base.

Foundation.

Basic.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi^[2] character 基 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are his (其) , and Tu (ethnic group) (土)

Its radical^[1] is: 土 (tu3) which means: Tu (Ethnic Group), Surname Tu, .土tu3Tu (ethnic …

In cangjie it is written with TCG

How to write 基

To write基ji1base you should write a combination of 其qi2his , 土tu3Tu (ethnic … arranged in a 吕 shape:

其 + 土 = 基

基 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 基 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 基, looks as follow:

基

Pinyin:ji1 Shape:吕

Meaning^[3]: Base . Foundation . Basic . Radical (Chemistry) . (Slang) Gay

其

Pinyin:qi2 Shape:一

Meaning^[3]: His . Her . Its . Their . That . Such . It (Refers To Sth Preceding It)

土

Pinyin:tu3

Meaning^[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu

Notes

[1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical
[2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter
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