柢

dǐ
  1. foundation
  2. root

CEDICT

  1. origin; foundation
  2. root (of a tree)

Wiktionary

  1. 树根。
  2. 引申为本源、基础。《广韵．上声．荠韵》：「柢，本也。」。

重編國語辭典

Containing this entry

根柢 gēndǐ
  1. root
  2. foundation
归根结柢 guīgēnjiédǐ variant of 归根结底 guīgēnjiédǐ
归根究柢 guīgēnjiūdǐ
根深柢固 gēnshēndǐgù

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  3. substrate
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