Opening interactive tools…
Your dictionary will be ready shortly.
字HANZI DESK

基因

jī yīn

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

jī yīn · gei1 jan1 (Jyutping)

  1. gene (loanword)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

基

Meaning
foundation, base
Radical
土
Strokes
11
Components
⿱其土
Cangjie
TCG
Four-corner
4410.4

因

Meaning
cause, reason; by; because (of)
Radical
囗
Strokes
6
Components
⿴囗大
Cangjie
WK
Four-corner
6043.0

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.

Example sentences