基 jī
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
基金
jījīn
fund
Characters in this word
金 jīn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 金 — gold, metal
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 他买基金。 Tā mǎi jījīn. He buys a fund.
- 基金风险小。 Jījīn fēngxiǎn xiǎo. The fund has little risk.
- 这是教育基金。 Zhè shì jiàoyù jījīn. This is an education fund.