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Chinese symbol for “basis”

基础
jī chǔ
Traditional: 基礎
base; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental

The closest CC-CEDICT match for basis is 基础 (jī chǔ), defined as: base; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental.

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
础 chǔ
foundation stone, plinth; basis
radical 112 ⽯ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “basis”

WordPinyinMeaning
根据 (根據)gēn jùaccording to; based on
依据 (依據)yī jùaccording to; basis
根gēnroot; basis
道理dào lireason; argument
出发点 (出發點)chū fā diǎnstarting point; (fig.) basis; motive

Related words

Other words that share a character with 基础.

WordPinyinMeaning
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
基础设施 (基礎設施)jī chǔ shè shīinfrastructure
基础教育 (基礎教育)jī chǔ jiào yùelementary education
经济基础 (經濟基礎)jīng jì jī chǔsocio-economic base; economic foundation

See also: Japanese symbol for “basis”.

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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