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Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
其 土 ⿱其土
Mandarin
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English
Definitions
foundation; base; radical (chem.); basic
Mnemonic
A basket 其 full of earth 土
Etymology
Notes
The ancients (mesopotamians) believed that the world began when a wicker raft was placed on the oceans and soil was spread on the raft to make the land masses