基

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基 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 廿金土 (TCG), four-corner 4410₄, composition ⿱其土)

• 樭 璂 禥 䥓 簊 𠼻 𪤏 𡻸 𣻺 𥕛 𦪆 𫌊 𧫠 𨄎 𨼂 𡪈 𦸀 𮃤 𫮱 𭐊 𭶽

• Kangxi Dictionary: 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

Historical forms of the character 基
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

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kɯ) : phonetic 其 (OC *kɯ, *ɡɯ) + semantic 土 (“earth”) – a foundation of earth.

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基

1. ^† foot of a wall; foundation
2. base of any building; foundations; basis
3. (figurative) basis; foundation; base
4. ^† to lay a foundation
5. cardinal; basic; capital; fundamental
6. (chemistry) radical; group
7. (linear algebra) basis (Classifier: 組／组 m; 個／个 m)
8. ^† Alternative form of 朞 (“whole year, month or day”)
9. Short for 基隆 (Jīlóng, “Keelung”).

   北北基  ―  Běi Běi Jī  ―  Taipei, New Taipei and Keelung

10. a surname

Borrowed from English gay, via Cantonese.

基

1. (neologism, slang) gay; homosexual (noun)

   搞基  ―  gǎojī  ―  to be gay; to engage in homosexual activities

   基吧 [Cantonese]  ―  gei¹ baa¹ [Jyutping]  ―  gay bar

2. (neologism, slang) gay; homosexual (adjective)

   基友  ―  jīyǒu  ―  gay buddy

• (Hong Kong Cantonese) hehe
• (feminine connotation) 姬 (jī)

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)

1. base
2. be based on

• 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)

基(もとい) • (Motoi) 

1. a male given name
2. a surname

基(もと) • (moto) 

1. Alternative form of 元
2. (chemistry) a group; a radical

基(き) • (ki) 

1. foundation; base; basis
2. (chemistry) a group; a radical

   アミノ基 ― aminoki ― an amino group

基(き) • (-ki) 

1. counter for grounded things (e.g. pyramids, electric power plants, wells, toro (Japanese traditional lantern), tombs)
2. counter for wooden grave tablets (卒塔婆 (sotoba))

基 (eumhun 터 기 (teo gi))

1. hanja form^? of 기 (“foundation; basis”)

• 기본 (基本, gibon, “basis”)

基: Hán Nôm readings: cơ

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