懂中文 Dong Chinese

礎

chǔ

foundation

Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 楚 represents the sound.

Components
石 meaning component

石  Meaning component

shí, dàn

  

stone

楚 sound component

楚  Sound component

chǔ

  

clear

Evolution

礎 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
礎 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

础 (礎) 

chǔ

foundation stone, plinth; foundation; base

Most common words with 礎
Freq.
Word
Meaning

基础

base

础

base

基础课

basic course