基
jī
Earth element 土
foundation
Element
Earth 土
Radical
土
Strokes
11
Use
Leans masculine
In five-element thinking, Earth carries steadiness, trust, grounding. A name built on 基 leans on that energy.
The image behind the character
邦家之基
《诗经·南有嘉鱼之什·南山有台》
基 appears in this classical line. Read it as the picture the character draws on, part of why it carries the feeling it does.
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