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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).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

基 jī
foundation, base
radical 32 ⼟ · 11 strokes
线 xiàn
line, thread, wire; clue, trail
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “baseline”

WordPinyinMeaning
底线 (底線)dǐ xiànbottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept; (sports) baseline
端线 (端線)duān xiànend line; baseline (sports)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 基线.

WordPinyinMeaning
基础 (基礎)jī chǔbase; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental
基本jī běnbasic; fundamental
基地jī dìbase (of operations, industrial, military, research etc)
基金jī jīnfund
基于 (基於)jī yúbecause of; on the basis of
基层 (基層)jī céngbasic level; grassroots unit
路线 (路線)lù xiànitinerary; route
在线 (在線)zài xiànonline; 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.

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