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

= + : Beelzebub finds a Christmas tree in the encampment and feels like eating its roots. He uses a flute to chop the roots right off.

本 character breakdown

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
surname Mu
tree / wood / coffin / wooden / simple / numb / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a Christmas tree. Malte Monkey is putting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He's using a cross (十) as a base to put the tree on, and decorates the tree with eight-balls (八).
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

Characters with 本 as component

body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics)

= + : Rosa Luxemburg envies Mother Teresa's hot body. She asks her how she can be such a hottie even when lifting is not possible, like in the space station's zero gravity, and Mother Teresa answers that it's because of the roots she's eating.
stupid / foolish / silly / slow-witted / clumsy

= + : Beelzebub (b) is very stupid (笨): He wants to get rid of some roots (本) by flushing them through the toilets in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4), but they get stuck easily and he has to push with a bamboo stick (⺮). It would be much easier to just use the trash can.
benzene / benzol (chemistry)
alms bowl
small earthenware plate or basin / a monk's alms bowl / Sanskrit paatra
variant of 缽|钵[bo1]
to spurt / to blow out / to puff out / to snort

= + : Pinocchio eats a mandarin in front of the encampment. Unfortunately, he's allergic to citrus fruits, so he has to sneeze a lot. Because he's made from wood, he doesn't snort mucus, but roots.
variant of 體|体[ti3]

Words with 本

to spare no effort / to devote all one's energies
to hand in one's ration cards / to die
man at birth is fundamentally good in nature / the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经[San1 zi4 Jing1]
man at birth is fundamentally good in nature (the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经[San1 zi4 Jing1])
small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out

Sentences with 本

nǐ
yǒu
duo̅
dà
běn
lǐng
 
 
 
zì
che̅ng
qí
tia̅n
dà
shèng