běn

root, origin, source; basis

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DEFINITIONS

本 běn
  • root
  • stem
  • origin
  • source
  • this
  • the current
  • original
  • inherent
  • originally
  • classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

STROKES

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WORDS

溯源 tuī běn sù yuán to go back to the source
lāo běn to get one's money back (esp. gambling); to recoup one's losings
lāo běn to get one's money back (esp. gambling); to recoup one's losings
框 wén běn kuàng text box (computing)
编辑器 wén běn biān jí qì text editor
編輯器 wén běn biān jí qì text editor
新修草 xīn xiū běn cǎo Tang dynasty compendium of herbal medicine
共同社 rì běn gòng tóng shè Kyōdō, Japanese news agency
刀 rì běn dāo Japanese sword; katana
原子能研究所 rì běn yuán zǐ néng yán jiū suǒ Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
叉尾海燕 rì běn chā wěi hǎi yàn (bird species of China) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae)
国志 rì běn guó zhì A Record of Japan, by Huang Zunxian 黃遵憲|黄遵宪[Huang2 Zun1 xian4], an extended analysis of Meiji Japan
國誌 rì běn guó zhì A Record of Japan, by Huang Zunxian 黃遵憲|黄遵宪[Huang2 Zun1 xian4], an extended analysis of Meiji Japan
天皇 rì běn tiān huáng Emperor of Japan
学 rì běn xué Japanology
學 rì běn xué Japanology
放送协会 rì běn fàng sòng xié huì NHK (Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai), Japanese national broadcasting company
放送協會 rì běn fàng sòng xié huì NHK (Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai), Japanese national broadcasting company
书纪 rì běn shū jì Nihonshoki or Chronicles of Japan (c. 720) book of mythology and history
書紀 rì běn shū jì Nihonshoki or Chronicles of Japan (c. 720) book of mythology and history
松雀鹰 rì běn sōng què yīng (bird species of China) Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis)
松雀鷹 rì běn sōng què yīng (bird species of China) Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis)
柳莺 rì běn liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Japanese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus xanthodryas)
柳鶯 rì běn liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Japanese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus xanthodryas)
树莺 rì běn shù yīng (bird species of China) Japanese bush warbler (Cettia diphone)