础chǔ
foundation stone, plinth; basis. 10 strokes, radical 石, first met in HSK 3.
Pinyin chǔStrokes 10Radical 石Band HSK 3Words 1
How to write 础
Strokes 1–5 write 石, then strokes 6–10 write 出.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 础 · the stroke-order rules
What 础 is made of
石 (shí, stone) and 出 (chū, to go out).
石 carries the meaning — stone — and 出 carries the sound.
Words that use 础
| 基础 | foundation, basis 事情最底下、最先打好的部分 工人为大桥打下坚实的基础。Workers laid a solid foundation for the great bridge. Lesson 191, 城市规划与工程建设 · 城市建设与宏伟工程 · Urban Infrastructure, Engineering & Construction |
More characters with the radical 石
All 14 of them, and what the radical means, on the 石 radical page.