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基

jī

jī · gei1 (Jyutping)

  1. (bound form) base; foundation
  2. (bound form) radical (chemistry)
  3. (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)

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Character breakdown

基

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

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