基
jī
(bound form) base; foundation
(bound form) radical (chemistry); (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
This character is used for its sound in loanwords, not for its component meanings.
这栋楼的地基打得很深。
zhè dòng lóu de dì jī dǎ de hěn shēn。
the foundation of this building was laid very deep.
他们在讨论那个化合物含有什么基。
tā men zài tǎo lùn nà ge huà hé wù hán yǒu shén me jī。
they are discussing what radical that compound contains.
Words with 基
基隆
jī lóng
Chilung or Keelung, city and major port in north Taiwan
羟基
qiǎng jī
hydroxyl group -OH
基底
jī dǐ
plinth; base; substrate
奠基
diàn jī
to lay a foundation
肯塔基
kěn tǎ jī
Kentucky, US state
基业
jī yè
foundation
腓尼基
féi ní jī
Phoenicia, ancient civilization along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea
基督徒
jī dū tú
Christian
基础教育
jī chǔ jiào yù
elementary education
基本点
jī běn diǎn
key point; crux
碱基对
jiǎn jī duì
base pair (molecular biology)
基辛格
jī xīn gé
Henry Kissinger (1923–2023), US academic and politician, Secretary of State 1973–1977