00211 Chinese character of 基 and pronounce gei1

The Chinese character【基】that I will teach you today is a word that describes construction or foundation. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Foundation or base. Explanation: (1) The foundation of a building or thing. Such as: “foundation”, “wall foundation”, “root”. (2) Fundamental. Such as: “basic”, “grassroots”, “foundation”, “fund”. (3)Based on. For example: “Based on this reason”. (4) Christianity: It was founded by Jesus of Nazareth in Palestine in the first century AD. It was initially popular in western Asia and is now spread throughout the world.

Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【基】:jī

Cantonese Jyutping of 【基】:gei1

This section covers the key information related to the character 【基】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【基】, for example:Describes construction or foundation , It means primarily the foundation or base.The depth of meaning in Chinese characters encompasses intricate interpretations, some of which may be difficult to fully articulate here.

【基】can be used alone, but when combined with other words, it forms richer expressions, such as【基地、基石】(Mandarin Pinyin:jī dì 、jī shí/ Cantonese Jyutping:gei1 dei6 、gei1 sek6)

There are exactly 11 strokes in this character,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,This sentence highlights one way to use this character.:


他們在這裡建立了一個重要基地。

They established an important base here.


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