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{{character info}}
==Translingual==
{{stroke order|strokes=11}}

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=32|rad=土|as=08|sn=11|four=44104|canj=TCG|ids=⿱其土}}

====Derived characters====
* {{lang|mul|[[樭]] [[璂]] [[禥]] [[䥓]] [[簊]] [[𠼻]] [[𪤏]] [[𡻸]] [[𣻺]] [[𥕛]] [[𦪆]] [[𫌊]] [[𧫠]] [[𨄎]] [[𨼂]] [[𡪈]] [[𦸀]] [[𮃤]] [[𫮱]] [[𭐊]] [[𭶽]]}}

====References====
* {{Han ref|kx=0231.120|dkj=05197|dj=0468.050|hdz=10449.070|uh=57FA|ud=22522|bh=B0F2|bd=45298}}

==Chinese==

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etyl}}
{{Han compound|其|土|t2=earth|ls=psc|c1=p|c2=s}} – a foundation of earth.

===Etymology 1===
{{zh-forms|alt=𡉊,𡉨,𡉝,𡋵,踑,𨄎}}
{{rfe|zh}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=jī
|ma=y
|m-s=ji1
|dg=җи1
|c=gei1
|c-t=gei1
|g=ji1
|h=pfs=kî;gd=gi1
|j=ji1
|mb=gí
|md=gĭ
|mn=ml,jj,na,ha,ct,zp,ly,tw:ki
|mn-t=gi1
|px=pt,xy:gi1
|w=sh:1ci
|x=ji1
|mc=y
|oc=y
|cat=n,v,a,pn
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{†}} [[foot]] of a [[wall]]; [[foundation]]
# [[base]] of any [[building]]; [[foundation]]s; [[basis]]
# {{lb|zh|figurative}} [[basis]]; [[foundation]]; [[base]]
# {{†}} to [[lay]] a [[foundation]]
# [[cardinal]]; [[basic]]; [[capital]]; [[fundamental]]
# {{lb|zh|chemistry}} [[radical]]; [[group]]
# {{lb|zh|linear algebra}}  [[basis]] {{zh-mw|m:組|m:個}}
# {{†}} {{alt form|zh|朞|t=[[whole]] [[year]], [[month]] or [[day]]}}
# {{zh-short|基隆|[[Keelung]]}}
#: {{zh-x|^北.^北.^基|Taipei, New Taipei and '''Keelung'''}}
# {{surname|zh}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|基本|基本詞彙|基本單位|基本電荷|基本法|基本功|基本工資|基本建設|基本粒子|基本路線|基本矛盾|基本上|基槽|基層|基礎|基礎教育|基礎科學|基礎課|基礎設施|基地|基點|基調|基督|基督教|基爾|基爾庫克|基爾特|基肥|基輔|基幹|基極|基價|基建|基腳|基金|基坑|基里巴斯|基里科|基隆|基律納|基馬爾|基諾族|基期|基色|基石|基數|基蘇木|基態|基團|基希訥烏|基線|基性岩|基岩|基業|基因|基因工程|基音|基於|基址|基質|基準|迦太基|侵蝕基準|兆基|基本學科|基本運算|宅基|基層行政|基礎課程|基趾|愛斯基摩|共同基金|基礎免疫|基層建設|平準基金|復興基地|基座|基扃|基雉|基因治療|基圍|基本國策|巴基斯坦|基多|丕基|培養基|基礎音|基礎代謝|信託基金|勞基法|基輔公國|始基|奠基|基性岩石|基準點|基隆廟口|基金會|基礎工程|基準面|基準兵|基本電費|基本金屬|基本科學|基本教練|基本分析|培基語言|國基|基因突變|地基|基礎條約|基層組織|壩基|厝基|岩基|基隆河|德基水庫|基礎體溫|消基會|沙基慘案|植基|沒根基|氨基比林|比基尼|承基|房基|比基尼島|空軍基地|稅基|根基|登基|海軍基地|班基|海基會|烴基|洋基|洪基|挖基腳|肇基|耶穌基督|筏基|零基預算|腓尼基人|開基|羰基|開發基金|肯塔基州|軍事基地|鹽基|邦基|臺基|經濟基礎|路基|胺基酸|轉換基金|鴻基|鎡基|腓尼基|羥基|赫爾辛基|苄基|維基|高基廟|腓尼基字母|因弗基普|老屋基|松基|北基|富基|瓦根基|地基主}}

===Etymology 2===
{{zh-forms|alt=㚻,gay}}
Borrowed from {{bor|yue|en|gay}}, via {{bor|cmn|yue|-}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=jī
|ma=y
|c=gei1
|cat=a,n
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|neologism|slang}} [[gay]]; [[homosexual]] {{gloss|noun}}
#: {{zh-x|搞基|to be gay; to engage in homosexual activities}}
#: {{zh-x|基 吧{baa1}|gay bar|C}}
# {{lb|zh|neologism|slang}} [[gay]]; [[homosexual]] {{gloss|adjective}}
#: {{zh-x|基友|gay buddy}}

====Synonyms====
* {{q|Hong Kong Cantonese}} {{l|yue|hehe}} 
* {{q|feminine connotation}} {{zh-l|姬}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|基友|搞基|基佬}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=5|rs=土08}}

# [[base]]
# be based on

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=こ
|kanon=き
|kun=もと-, もとい-, もと-づく
|nanori=のり, はじむ, はじめ
}}

====Compounds====
{{col4|ja
|{{ja-r|基%因|き%いん}}
|{{ja-r|基%幹|き%かん}}
|{{ja-r|基%金|き%きん}}
|{{ja-r|基%準|き%じゅん}}
|{{ja-r|基%数|き%すう}}
|{{ja-r|基%線|き%せん}}
|{{ja-r|基%礎|き%そ}}
|{{ja-r|基%地|き%ち}}
|{{ja-r|基%調|き%ちょう}}
|{{ja-r|基%底|き%てい}}
|{{ja-r|基%点|き%てん}}
|{{ja-r|基%盤|き%ばん}}
|{{ja-r|基%本|き%ほん}}
|{{ja-r|基%本%給|き%ほん%きゅう}}
|{{ja-r|基%本 単%位|き%ほん たん%い}}
|{{ja-r|基%本%的 人%権|き%ほん%てき じん%けん}}
|sort=0}}

===Etymology 1===

====Proper noun====
{{ja-pos|proper|もとい}}

# {{given name|ja|male|sort=もとい}}
# {{surname|ja}}

===Etymology 2===

====Noun====
{{ja-kanjitab|もと|yomi=kun}}
{{ja-noun|もと}}

# {{alternative form of|ja|元}}
# {{lbl|ja|chemistry}} a [[group]]; a [[radical]]

===Etymology 3===

====Affix====
{{ja-pos|affix|き}}

# [[foundation]]; [[base]]; [[basis]]
# {{lbl|ja|chemistry}} a [[group]]; a [[radical]]
#: {{ux|ja|アミノ'''基'''|an amino '''group'''|tr=aminoki|inline=1}}

====Counter====
{{ja-pos|counter|き}}

# counter for grounded things (e.g. [[pyramid]]s, electric power plants, wells, [[toro]] (Japanese traditional lantern), [[tomb]]s)
# counter for wooden grave tablets ({{m|ja|卒塔婆|tr=sotoba}})

{{cln|ja|surnames|sort=もとい}}

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|터|기}}

# {{hanja form of|기|[[foundation]]; [[basis]]}}

====Compounds====
* {{ko-l|기본|[[basis]]|基本}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=cơ|rs=土08}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=土08}}