礎石

Chinese

		foundation; base	rock; stone; 10 pecks
trad. (礎石)		礎	石
simp. (础石)		础	石

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chǔshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨˇ ㄕˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chǔshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˇ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chǔshíh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu³-shih²
    • Yale: chǔ-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuushyr
    • Palladius: чуши (čuši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

Noun

礎石

1. plinth; block of stone underneath a pillar
2. (by extension) foundation; basis

Japanese

Kanji in this term
礎	石
そ Grade: S	せき Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

礎(そ)石(せき) • (soseki) 

1. foundation stone