Mnemonic comic for 基
Translation
Mnemonic
Joan of Arc (ji) has to repair the watchtower (其) In front of the space station (Ø1). The tower needs a new foundation (基), and because it is floating in outer space, Joan of Arc can just add some dirt (土) to its base (基) to create a new foundation.
基 character breakdown
his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it)
其
=
目
+
八
:
Mnemonic symbol: the shape of 其 looks like a watchtower. The Queen of Hearts (qi) is on lookout on the watchtower (其) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). The Eye of Providence (目) helps her to look out for intruders. They also spread some eight balls (八) for possible intruders to trip on.
Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
Characters with 基 as component
Serbia / Serbian / abbr. for 塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚[Sai1 er3 wei2 ya4]
to stop up / to squeeze in / to stuff / cork / stopper
strategic pass / tactical border position
to stop up / to stuff / to cope with
old variant of 祺[qi2]
Words with 基
Ding Ji (1917-1944), real name Li Baicen 李百岑, journalist based in Yanan, martyr of the revolution
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Sentences with 基
基 currently does not appear in any sentence.