Chinese symbol for “grounding”
根底
gēn dǐ
foundation; grounding; background; what lies at the bottom of sth
The closest CC-CEDICT match for grounding is 根底 (gēn dǐ), defined as: foundation; grounding; background; what lies at the bottom of sth; root; cause.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 根底.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 根据 (根據) | gēn jù | according to; based on |
| 根本 | gēn běn | fundamental; basic |
| 根据地 (根據地) | gēn jù dì | base of operations |
| 根源 | gēn yuán | origin; root (cause) |
| 草根 | cǎo gēn | grass roots (lit. and fig.) |
| 根基 | gēn jī | foundation |
| 到底 | dào dǐ | finally; in the end |
| 彻底 (徹底) | chè dǐ | thorough; thoroughly |
See also: Japanese symbol for “grounding”.
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.