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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 础

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
础 chǔ - foundation
- base

List Ranking for: 础

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 58,499 8,762 7,701

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 石 出

Radical:

石

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

出

Semantic:

石

Hint:

Stone

Other Words Containing 础

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
基础 4 4 3,813 460 2,685
础 - - 58,499 8,762 7,701
基础教育 - - 86,650 - -
经济基础 - - 89,383 - -