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
- 本土ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄨˇone's native land; local; domestic; mainland territory; (in colonial context) the metropole as opposed to colonies
- 版本ㄅㄢˇ ㄅㄣˇversion; edition; release; a particular form of a book, software, or publication.
- 資本主義ㄗ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋcapitalism; an economic system based on private ownership of production, market competition, and profit-driven accumulation of capital.
- 本能ㄅㄣˇ ㄋㄥˊinstinct; innate ability present from birth; unlearned behavior or response; natural tendency shared by members of a species
- 文本ㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄣˇa written text; a version of a text (copy, translation, abridged version, etc); (computing) text
- 書本ㄕㄨ ㄅㄣˇbooks; volumes; printed works; written or bound publications.
- 本事ㄅㄣˇ ㄕˋability; skill; talent; source material; original story; plot summary of a poem or drama; the facts on which a literary work is based
- 課本ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄣˇtextbook; a book used for teaching or studying a subject in school.
- 繪本ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄣˇpicture book; illustrated book for children; a book combining images and text, often aimed at young readers
- 本性ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋinnate nature; inherent character; the fundamental qualities a person or thing is born with.
- 樣本ㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄣˇsample; specimen; a representative part of a larger group used for testing or analysis; a physical example shown to a buyer as a reference for quality or price
- 筆記本ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄅㄣˇnotebook (stationery); (computing) laptop; notebook computer
- 本領ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇskill; ability; capability; (archaic) originally, fundamentally
- 標本ㄅㄧㄠ ㄅㄣˇspecimen; sample; in traditional Chinese medicine, the root cause and symptoms of a disease
- 本名ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊone's real or original name; the name given at birth or used officially, as opposed to a nickname or alias
- 本體ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄧˇthe thing itself; the entity or essence of something; the fundamental idea or basis supporting an argument or claim
- 本錢ㄅㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊcapital for business or investment; cost of goods; figuratively, qualifications or abilities one can rely on
- 本位ㄅㄣˇ ㄨㄟˋstandard; benchmark (as in gold standard); one's own department or unit; central reference point; fundamental frame of reference
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