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底
Meaning
- bottom; base
- background; foundation
- copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record
Example sentence
他经常看杯底。
He often sees the bottom of the glass.
The character 底
底 is 广, a roof, over 氐, low: the bottom of something. 底下 underneath, 年底 the end of the year, 到底 after all — and 彻底 is thorough, taken all the way down.