础 chǔ plinth
plinth; foundation stone; basis
怎么记住“础”: 石 stone + 出 go out = plinth. A huge stone block by the museum is empty, so the kids go out, climb up and pose like statues on the plinth.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
originally 石 + 楚
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
础 = 石 stone + 出 go out
- 石 stone meaning
- 出 go out shape only
- 屮 sprout
- 凵 open box
A huge stone block by the museum is empty, so the kids go out, climb up and pose like statues on the plinth.
How it came to be
Stone gives the meaning; in the full form, the right part gave the sound.
用法
- Almost exclusively lives in one word: 基础 (jīchǔ) foundation, basis; 打好基础 (dǎ hǎo jīchǔ) lay a solid foundation.
- Originally the stone plinth under a pillar, hence the sense of what everything rests on: 基础知识 (jīchǔ zhīshi) basic/foundational knowledge.
- You will rarely meet 础 outside 基础, so learn the pair together.
含“础”的词语
例句
- 我们从基础开始学习。 Wǒmen cóng jīchǔ kāishǐ xuéxí.We'll begin our studies with the basics.