基金
Old HSK 6
基金 (jījīn) · fund
基金 (jījīn) means “fund; foundation”. It is written with 2 characters: 基 (foundation) + 金 (gold). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 基金 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)
金 jīn · gold
What 金 is made of
- 人rén — person
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A cast-iron bell (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他们成立了一个教育基金。Tāmen chénglì le yí gè jiàoyù jījīn.They set up an education fund.
这笔基金用来帮助穷学生。Zhè bǐ jījīn yònglái bāngzhù qióng xuésheng.This fund is used to help poor students.
Questions about 基金
What does 基金 mean?
基金 (jījīn) means “fund; foundation”.
How do you pronounce 基金?
基金 is pronounced jījīn.
Which HSK level is 基金?
基金 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 基本jīběnbasic
- 基本上jīběnshangbasically
- 基础jīchǔfoundation
- 基地jīdìbase
- 基因jīyīngene
- 金牌jīnpáigold medal
- 现金xiànjīncash
- 资金zījīnfunds
- 黄金huángjīngold
- 奖金jiǎngjīnbonus
Learn 基金 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 85: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.