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基石 meaning in English

jīshí

foundation stone; cornerstone; (fig.) basis; foundation

16 strokes

Meaning of 基石

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jīshí
  1. foundation stone; cornerstone
  2. (fig.) basis; foundation

基石 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

大dà自zì然rán的de真zhēn实shí和hé质zhì朴piáo往wǎng往wǎng是shì值zhí得de注zhù意yì的de艺yì术shù中zhōng最zuì重zhòng要yào的de基jī石shí。
The truth and simplicity of nature is always the most important foundation of noteworthy art.

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基 jī · foundation · 11 strokes

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石 shí · stone · 5 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 基石.

石头shítoustone
基本jīběnbasic; fundamental
基本上jīběnshàngbasically; on the whole
石油shíyóuoil; petroleum
基础jīchǔbase; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental
宝石bǎoshíprecious stone; gem
基地jīdìbase (of operations, industrial, military, research etc)
基金jījīnfund
化石huàshífossil
基督教JīdūjiàoChristianity
钻石zuànshídiamond
基因jīyīngene (loanword)

Questions about 基石

What does 基石 mean?

基石 (jīshí) means "foundation stone; cornerstone; (fig.) basis; foundation".

How do you write 基石?

基石 is made of 2 characters: 基 (11 strokes), 石 (5 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.