基本 jīběn basic

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Stroke order

基本 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

基本 — the Chinese character for basic (jīběn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 基本 — basic

基 — 11 strokes
本 — 5 strokes

Senses

basic
fundamental
main
elementary

Characters in 基本

基 jī — (bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry); (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
本 běn — (bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this

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Related words

基本 is pronounced jīběn and means “basic”.

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