基因
Old HSK 6
基因 (jīyīn) · gene
基因 (jīyīn) means “gene”. It is written with 2 characters: 基 (foundation) + 因 (cause). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 基因 is built
The characters
基 jī · foundation
What 基 is made of
- 其qí — his
- 甘gān — sweet
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 甘gān — sweet
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 其 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
因 yīn · cause
What 因 is made of
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
孩子的长相和基因有关系。Háizi de zhǎngxiàng hé jīyīn yǒu guānxi.A child's looks are related to their genes.
科学家正在研究这种基因。Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū zhè zhǒng jīyīn.Scientists are studying this gene.
Questions about 基因
What does 基因 mean?
基因 (jīyīn) means “gene”.
How do you pronounce 基因?
基因 is pronounced jīyīn.
Which HSK level is 基因?
基因 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 基本jīběnbasic
- 基本上jīběnshangbasically
- 基础jīchǔfoundation
- 基地jīdìbase
- 基金jījīnfund
- 因为yīnwèibecause
- 原因yuányīnreason
- 因此yīncǐso
- 因为所以yīnwèi suǒyǐbecause…, so…
- 因而yīn'értherefore
Learn 基因 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 85: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.