础
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foundation; base
- HSK 3.0
- Level 3
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 石 +5
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 礎
- Common rank
- #2,745
- Unicode
- U+7840
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
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Words with 础
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理论基础 | theoretical foundation | |
| 现金基础 | cash basis (accounting) | |
| 应计基础 | accruals basis (accounting) | |
| 经济基础 | socio-economic base; economic foundation | |
| 基础设施即服务 | (computing) infrastructure as a service (IaaS) | |
| 基础教育 | elementary education | |
| 基础速率 | basic rate (as in ISDN) | |
| 基础病 | underlying medical condition | |
| 基础问题 | basic issue; fundamental question | |
| 基础结构 | underlying infrastructure (of a system, organization etc) | |
| 基础建设 | (Tw) infrastructure | |
| 基础设施 | infrastructure | |
| 零基础 | no prior study (in an area of learning) | |
| 基础课 | basic course; core curriculum | |
| 基础 | base; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 出 — compare how they read.