基础

基礎
jīchǔ
  1. base; foundation; basis
  2. basic; fundamental

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 基 jī
  1. (bound form) base; foundation
  2. (bound form) radical (chemistry)
  3. (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
2 础 chǔ
  1. foundation
  2. base