根基 meaning in English

gēnjī

foundation

HSK 7-9noun21 strokes

Meaning of 根基

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gēnjī
  1. foundation

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

根 gēn · root · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

基 jī · foundation · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Related words

Words that share a character with 根基.

根本gēnběnfundamental; basic
基本jīběnbasic; fundamental
基本上jīběnshàngbasically; on the whole
基础jīchǔbase; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental
根据gēnjùaccording to; based on
基地jīdìbase (of operations, industrial, military, research etc)
基金jījīnfund
基督教JīdūjiàoChristianity
基因jīyīngene (loanword)
基于jīyúbecause of; on the basis of
根源gēnyuánorigin; root (cause)
扎根zhāgēnto take root

Questions about 根基

What does 根基 mean?

根基 (gēnjī) means "foundation" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 根基?

根基 is made of 2 characters: 根 (10 strokes), 基 (11 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 根基 an HSK word?

Yes. 根基 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.