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Character #952 · The First 1000

chǔ

foundation

foundation; base

Strokes
1018
TraditionalSimplified
礎 础
Poster cell
AB34
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • jīchǔ base
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
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Practice writing 础礎

Write 础礎 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, chǔ, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell AB34 · 28 × 36 grid

础礎 is #952 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 础 mean in English?
础 (chǔ) means "foundation": foundation; base.
How do you pronounce 础?
础 is pronounced chǔ in pinyin, with the third (dipping) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄔㄨˇ.
How many strokes does 础 have?
The simplified form, 础, has 10 strokes. The traditional form, 礎, has 18.
What is the traditional form of 础?
The traditional form of 础 is 礎. 础 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 礎 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 础?
Common words that use 础 include 基础 (jīchǔ, base).
How common is 础?
础 is number 952 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell AB34 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.