礎
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chǔ · foundation stone, plinth

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Shape and proportion

18Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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石Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 礎

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Example sentences

Notice where 礎 sits in each complete thought.

Shù xué shì suǒ yǒu kē xué de jī chǔ.數學是所有科學的基礎。

Mathematics is basic to all sciences.

Source: Tatoeba #798107 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de lǐ lùn shì yǐ shén mó wéi jī chǔ ?你的理論是以什麼為基礎?

What do you base your theory on?

Source: Tatoeba #775745 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zūn zhòng fǎ lǜ shì wǒ mén shè huì de jī chǔ.尊重法律是我們社會的基礎。

Respect for law is fundamental to our society.

Source: Tatoeba #775464 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wéi zì mǔ tiān jiā yuán yīn shì ā lā bó yǔ shū xiě de jī chǔ zhīyī.為字母添加元音是阿拉伯語書寫的基礎之一。

Vowelizing letters is one of the basics of writing in the Arabic language.

Source: Tatoeba #13519476 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 礎 in context

  1. Say chǔ, then recall the core meaning: foundation stone, plinth.
  2. Write all 18 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 礎 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.