础
foundation; base
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,745 U+7840
How 础 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
石 (semantic, “stone”) + 出 (phonetic, chū)
How to remember it
foundation · Heisig RSH #690
石 stone + 出 exit
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 出
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 出 (chū) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出 sound component | chū | to go out, to send out; stand; produce |
| 屈 | qū | to bend, to flex; bent, crooked, crouched |
| 拙 | zhuō | awkward, clumsy; dull, stupid |
| 黜 | chù | to dismiss; to downgrade, to demote |
| 咄 | duō | a cry of anger |
| 绌 | chù | to stitch, to sew; insufficient |
| 诎 | qū | to stutter, to exhaust; to crouch, to bend |
Words containing 础
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理论基础 | lǐ lùn jī chǔ | theoretical foundation |
| 现金基础 | xiàn jīn jī chǔ | cash basis (accounting) |
| 应计基础 | yīng jì jī chǔ | accruals basis (accounting) |
| 经济基础 | jīng jì jī chǔ | socio-economic base; economic foundation |
| 基础设施即服务 | jī chǔ shè shī jí fú wù | (computing) infrastructure as a service (IaaS) |
| 基础教育 | jī chǔ jiào yù | elementary education |
| 基础速率 | jī chǔ sù lǜ | basic rate (as in ISDN) |
| 基础病 | jī chǔ bìng | underlying medical condition |
| 基础问题 | jī chǔ wèn tí | basic issue; fundamental question |
| 基础结构 | jī chǔ jié gòu | underlying infrastructure (of a system, organization etc) |
| 基础建设 | jī chǔ jiàn shè | (Tw) infrastructure |
| 基础设施 | jī chǔ shè shī | infrastructure |
| 零基础 | líng jī chǔ | no prior study (in an area of learning) |
| 基础课 | jī chǔ kè | basic course; core curriculum |
| 基础 | jī chǔ | base; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental |