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Chinese character

基

jī

foundation, base

11 strokesRadical 土No. 550

Meaning

Definitions are in English.
  • foundation, base
  • (bound form) base; foundation
  • (bound form) radical (chemistry)
  • (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)

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基

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