基
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Translingual
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Han character
基 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 廿金土 (TCG), four-corner 44104, composition ⿱其土)
Derived characters
- 𠼻 𣻺 樭 璂 禥 𥕛 䥓 𦸀 簊
References
- KangXi: page 231, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5197
- Dae Jaweon: page 468, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 449, character 7
- Unihan data for U+57FA
Chinese
simp. and trad. | 基 | |
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alternative forms | 𡉊 𡉝 𡋵 踑 𨄎 𡉊 𡉝 𡋵 踑 𨄎 㚻 gay |
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 基 | ||||
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Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
Characters in the same phonetic series (其) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Old Chinese | |
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基 | *kɯ |
箕 | *kɯ |
朞 | *kɯ |
稘 | *kɯ |
萁 | *kɯ, *ɡɯ |
期 | *kɯ, *ɡɯ |
諅 | *kɯ, *ɡɯs |
其 | *kɯ, *ɡɯ |
錤 | *kɯ, *ɡɯ |
諆 | *kɯ, *kʰɯ |
欺 | *kʰɯ |
娸 | *kʰɯ |
魌 | *kʰɯ |
僛 | *kʰɯ |
唭 | *kʰɯs |
棋 | *ɡɯ |
旗 | *ɡɯ |
淇 | *ɡɯ |
祺 | *ɡɯ, *ɡɯ |
琪 | *ɡɯ |
騏 | *ɡɯ |
綦 | *ɡɯ |
麒 | *ɡɯ |
蜞 | *ɡɯ |
綨 | *ɡɯ |
蜝 | *ɡɯ |
棊 | *ɡɯ |
碁 | *ɡɯ |
鯕 | *ɡɯ |
踑 | *ɡɯ |
藄 | *ɡɯ |
櫀 | *ɡɯ |
璂 | *ɡɯ |
禥 | *ɡɯ |
惎 | *ɡɯs |
帺 | *ɡɯs |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kɯ) : phonetic 其 (OC *kɯ, *ɡɯ) + semantic 土 (“earth”) – a foundation of earth.
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
- “gay”
- Borrowed from English gay into Cantonese, then from Cantonese to Mandarin.
Pronunciation
Definitions
基
- † foot of a wall; foundation
- base of any building; foundations; basis
- (figurative) basis; foundation; base
- † to lay a foundation
- cardinal; basic; capital; fundamental
- (chemistry) radical; group
- † Alternative form of 朞 (“whole year, month or day”).
- Short for 基隆 (Jīlóng, “Keelung”).
- 北北基 ― Běi Běi Jī ― Taipei, New Taipei and Keelung
- (neologism, slang) gay; homosexual
- 搞基 ― gǎojī ― to be gay; to engage in homosexual activities
- 基友 ― jīyǒu ― gay buddy
- a surname
Synonyms
- (gay): (Hong Kong Cantonese) hehe; (feminine connotation) 姬 (jī)
Compounds
Derived terms from 基
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Japanese
Kanji
基
(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)
- base
- be based on
Readings
- Go-on: こ (ko)
- Kan-on: き (ki, Jōyō)
- Kun: もと (moto, 基, Jōyō); もとい (motoi, 基, Jōyō); もとづく (motozuku, 基づく)
- Nanori: のり (nori); はじむ (hajimu); はじめ (hajime)
Compounds
- 基因 (kiin)
- 基幹 (kikan)
- 基金 (kikin)
- 基準 (kijun)
- 基数 (kisū)
- 基線 (kisen)
- 基礎 (kiso)
- 基地 (kichi)
- 基調 (kichō)
- 基底 (kitei)
- 基点 (kiten)
- 基盤 (kiban)
- 基本 (kihon)
- 基本給 (kihonkyū)
- 基本単位 (kihon tan'i)
- 基本的人権 (kihonteki jinken)
Proper noun
基 • (Motoi)
- a male given name
- a surname
Noun
Kanji in this term |
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基 |
もと Grade: 5 |
kun’yomi |
基 • (moto)
- Alternative form of 元
- (chemistry) a group; a radical
Affix
基 • (ki)
- foundation; base; basis
- (chemistry) a group; a radical
- アミノ基 ― aminoki ― an amino group
Counter
基 • (-ki)
- counter for grounded things (e.g. pyramids, electric power plants, wells, toro (Japanese traditional lantern), tombs)
- counter for wooden grave tablets (卒塔婆 (sotoba))
Korean
Hanja
基 (eumhun 터 기 (teo gi))
- Hanja form? of 기 (“foundation; basis”).
Compounds
- 기본 (基本, gibon, “basis”)
Vietnamese
Han character
基: Hán Nôm readings: cơ
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