Chinese symbol for “baseline”
基线
jī xiàn
Traditional: 基線
baseline (surveying, budgeting, typography etc); (math.) base (of a triangle)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for baseline is 基线 (jī xiàn), defined as: baseline (surveying, budgeting, typography etc); (math.) base (of a triangle).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “baseline”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 底线 (底線) | dǐ xiàn | bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept; (sports) baseline |
| 端线 (端線) | duān xiàn | end line; baseline (sports) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 基线.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 基础 (基礎) | jī chǔ | base; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental |
| 基本 | jī běn | basic; fundamental |
| 基地 | jī dì | base (of operations, industrial, military, research etc) |
| 基金 | jī jīn | fund |
| 基于 (基於) | jī yú | because of; on the basis of |
| 基层 (基層) | jī céng | basic level; grassroots unit |
| 路线 (路線) | lù xiàn | itinerary; route |
| 在线 (在線) | zài xiàn | online; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; fun |
See also: Japanese symbol for “baseline”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.