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Translation

běn = b + (e)n3: root / stem / origin / source / this / the current / original / inherent / originally / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

Mnemonic

Beelzebub (b) finds a Christmas tree (木) in the encampment ((e)n3) and feels like eating its roots (本). He uses a flute (一) to chop the roots right off.

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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
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(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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Characters with 本 as component

body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics)
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stupid / foolish / silly / slow-witted / clumsy
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benzene / benzol (chemistry)
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small earthenware plate or basin / a monk's alms bowl / Sanskrit paatra
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to spurt / to blow out / to puff out / to snort
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variant of 體|体[ti3]
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Words with 本

small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
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]
fundamental theorem of algebra (every polynomial has a complex root)
under one's own name / named after oneself
low cost / inexpensive
to break even
revised edition (of a book)
edition (of a book) currently in circulation
variant of 原原本本[yuan2 yuan2 ben3 ben3]
whole edition / whole performance (of Chinese opera)
block printed edition

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