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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 詞
基礎 word · TOCFL 3 (est.)
基礎 ＝ 基 ＋ 礎
ㄐㄧ ㄔㄨˇ · jīchǔ
noun — foundation; basis; groundwork

字源 FORM — what the parts do

基base; foundation (基礎的基)jī土 (earth) at bottom; 其 jī gives the sound
礎foundation stone (基礎的礎)chǔ石 (stone) at left; 楚 chǔ gives the sound
基礎，基本的基，基礎的礎。
關 · Related
基本jīběnfundamental — 基 in its most common compound根基gēnjīroot-foundation — the same 基 with a root metaphor