běn

root, origin, source; basis

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

錢 yǒu běn qián to be in a position to (take on a challenge, etc)
植物 mù běn zhí wù woody plant
・拉登 běn ・ lā dēng Osama bin Laden (1957-2011), leader of Al Qaeda
位主义 běn wèi zhǔ yì selfish departmentalism; departmental selfishness
位主義 běn wèi zhǔ yì selfish departmentalism; departmental selfishness
位制 běn wèi zhì monetary standard
位号 běn wèi hào (music notation) natural sign, ♮
位號 běn wèi hào (music notation) natural sign, ♮
位货币 běn wèi huò bì local currency; our own currency; abbr. to 本幣|本币
位貨幣 běn wèi huò bì local currency; our own currency; abbr. to 本幣|本币
位音 běn wèi yīn (music) natural note
來 běn lái original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
來面目 běn lái miàn mù true colors; true features
俸 běn fèng basic salary
傑明 běn jié míng Benjamin (person name)
杰明・富兰克林 běn jié míng ・ fù lán kè lín Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American writer, scientist, inventor, politician and diplomat
傑明・富蘭克林 běn jié míng ・ fù lán kè lín Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American writer, scientist, inventor, politician and diplomat
內特 běn nèi tè Bennett (surname)
初子午线 běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn the first meridian; the prime meridian
初子午線 běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn the first meridian; the prime meridian
命年 běn mìng nián year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]
因坊 běn yīn fāng Honinbo, major school of Go in Japan (1612-1940); title held by the winner of the Honinbo Go tournament (1941-)
因坊秀策 běn yīn fāng xiù cè Honinbo Shusaku (1829-1862), Japanese Go player
固枝荣 běn gù zhī róng when the root is firm, the branches flourish
固枝榮 běn gù zhī róng when the root is firm, the branches flourish