Dong Chinese dictionary

jī

foundation

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 其 represents the sound.

Components

其 Sound component

qí

its, his, (3p possessive)

土 Meaning component

tǔ

earth

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

jī

foundation, base; base; foundation; basic; radical (chemistry); (slang) gay

Most common words with 基

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