本U+672C5 STROKES
Entry·pron. běn
ㄅㄣˇ
“Root or trunk of a plant; origin or source of something; basis; capital or principal; classifier for books or periodicals; this; current.”
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- 日本ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇJapan; island nation in East Asia between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan.
- 根本ㄍㄣ ㄅㄣˇfundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all
- 原本ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄣˇoriginally; at first; the original version or source; the basis or foundation of something
- 基本ㄐㄧ ㄅㄣˇbasic; fundamental; main; elementary; essential; primary; core; foundational
- 本身ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄣitself; in itself; per se; oneself; personally; the thing in its own right.
- 成本ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄣˇcost of manufacturing, production, or selling a product; (Taiwan, Cantonese dialect) the whole book.
- 本來ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊoriginally; at first; originally; it goes without saying; of course; naturally
- 本質ㄅㄣˇ ㄓˊthe fundamental nature or essential character of something; the inherent quality or true nature of a thing; one's innate character or true self
- 日本人ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊa Japanese person; someone from Japan
- 資本ㄗ ㄅㄣˇcapital (economics); funds or principal; a factor of production used to produce future goods, including physical assets and human capital.
- 劇本ㄐㄩˋ ㄅㄣˇscript; screenplay; written text for a play, film, or performance; scenario; libretto
- 本人ㄅㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊI; me; oneself; the person concerned; the principal in a legal relationship, as opposed to an agent or representative
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