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The character "础", with its traditional form written as "礎", is structurally composed of the radical "石" meaning stone, which denotes its material essence, and a phonetic component that originally was "楚" before being simplified to "出" for its similar sound. Etymologically, it designated the stone block serving as the base for a wooden pillar in traditional Chinese architecture, a concrete object fundamental to structural integrity. Over time, this literal meaning extended into a metaphorical sense, evolving to signify the foundational basis or underlying support for abstract ideas, institutions, or theories, thereby broadening its application while retaining its core conceptual link to stability and origin. The character's structural simplification replaced the complex phonetic "楚" with "出", streamlining its form yet keeping the stone radical to continuously anchor its semantic field to the notion of a solid, material base.
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基础教育非常重要。
这座房子的地基打得很牢固。
掌握基础知识是学习的第一步。
经济的发展需要以农业为基础。
两国之间的友好往来奠定了合作的基础。
理论的提出必须有坚实的事实作为基础。
在现有研究基础上，他们取得了新的突破。
这些详实的数据为政策制定提供了科学的基础。