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Chinese symbol for “bedrock”

基岩
jī yán
bedrock

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bedrock is 基岩 (jī yán), defined as: bedrock.

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
岩 yán
cliff; rocks; mountain
radical 46 ⼭ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “bedrock”

WordPinyinMeaning
岩床 (巖床)yán chuángbedrock
基本盘 (基本盤)jī běn pán(political party's) voter base; (musician's) fan base

Related words

Other words that share a character with 基岩.

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
岩石yán shí(geology) rock
岩浆 (岩漿)yán jiāng(geology) magma

See also: Japanese symbol for “bedrock”.

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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