| 基 |
jī céng | basic level / grassroots unit / basement layer |
| 基 |
jī | (bound form) base; foundation / (bound form) radical (chemistry) / (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese) |
| 层 |
céng | to pile on top of one another / layer; stratum / floor (of a building); story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers |