本初子午线 běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. the first meridian
  2. the prime meridian

CHARACTERS

本 běn root, origin, source; basis
初 chū beginning, initial, primary
子 zǐ offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch
午 wǔ noon; 7th terrestrial branch
线 xiàn line, thread, wire; clue