基 (jī)

Base; foundation; basic.

How 基 is written

Strokes
11
Radical
甘 — sweet
Traditional
基
Simplified
基 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 基

基地 jīdì
base (of operations); industrial or military base; al-Qaeda
基本 jīběn
basic; fundamental; main
基本上 jīběnshang
basically; on the whole
基礎 jīchǔ
base; foundation; basis
基金 jījīn
fund
肯德基 kěndéjī
KFC; Kentucky Fried Chicken
諾基亞 nuòjīyà
Nokia (company name)
地基 dìjī
foundations (of a building); base
基因 jīyīn
gene (loanword)
基層 jīcéng
basic level; grass-roots unit; basement layer
基於 jīyú
because of; on the basis of; in view of
基本功 jīběngōng
basic skills; fundamentals

基 in a sentence

他的英文基礎很好。

Tā de Yīngwén jīchǔ hěn hǎo.

“His English foundation is very good.”

How common is 基?

基 is the 280th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 63.1% of all running text.

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