基 jī
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
基因
jīyīn
gene
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Example phrases
- 科学家发现，这种疾病与某些基因变化有关。 Kēxuéjiā fāxiàn, zhè zhǒng jíbìng yǔ mǒu xiē jīyīn biànhuà yǒuguān. Scientists found that this disease is related to changes in certain genes.
- 眼睛的颜色和基因有很大关系。 Yǎnjing de yánsè hé jīyīn yǒu hěn dà guānxì. The colour of your eyes has a lot to do with your genes.
- 医生说，这种病可能会通过基因传给孩子。 Yīshēng shuō, zhè zhǒng bìng kěnéng huì tōngguò jīyīn chuán gěi háizi. The doctor said this illness may be passed on to children through genes.
Related words
- 基本 jīběn basic
- 基本上 jīběnshang basically; mostly
- 基础 jīchǔ foundation; basics
- 基地 jīdì base
- 基金 jījīn fund
- 根基 gēnjī foundation; basis
- 基本功 jīběngōng basic skills; fundamentals
- 基层 jīcéng grass-roots; basic level
- 基建 jījiàn infrastructure construction; capital construction
- 基金会 jījīnhuì foundation
- 基于 jīyú based on; on the basis of
- 基准 jīzhǔn benchmark; reference standard; baseline