foundation stone; base

Animated Stroke Order 础

础 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 础

础 stroke order diagram

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HSK Vocabulary:

HSK words that contain this character.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
xué
yán
yào
hǎo
chǔ

Learning a language requires building a solid foundation

2
jīng
chǔ
jué
dìng
shàng
céng
jiàn
zhù

The economic base determines the superstructure.

3
zhè
zuò
jiàn
zhù
de
chǔ
shí
fēi
cháng
jiān

The cornerstone of this building is very sturdy.

4
zhè
shì
chǔ
hàn

This is a basic Chinese character.

5
xué
yán
yào
hǎo
chǔ

Learning a language requires building a solid foundation.

6
shù
xué
shì
duō
xué
de
chǔ
xué

Mathematics is a foundational subject for many sciences.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes10
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#941
Zhuyinㄔㄨˇ
Components
UnicodeU+7840
CangjieMRHML
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality