本

běn = b + (e)n3

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

本 = 一 + 木 : 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.

本 character breakdown

本
- 一
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨

一

yi̅ = y + Ø1

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.

木

mù = mu + Ø4

(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

木 = 八 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a Christmas tree.

Malte Monkey (mu) is setting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He decorates the tree with eight-balls (八) and puts a holy cross (十) at the top of the tree.

Characters with 本 as component

体

體

tǐ = ti + Ø3

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

体 = 亻 + 本 : 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.

笨

bèn = b + (e)n4

stupid / foolish / silly / slow-witted / clumsy

笨 = ⺮ + 本 : 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.

苯

běn = b + (e)n3

benzene / benzol (chemistry)

砵

bo̅ = b + o1

alms bowl

钵

缽

bo̅ = b + o1

small earthenware plate or basin / a monk's alms bowl / Sanskrit paatra

钵

鉢

bo̅ = b + o1

variant of 缽|钵[bo1]

呠

pe̅n = p + (e)n1

to spurt / to blow out / to puff out / to snort

呠 = 口 + 本 : 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.

躰

tǐ = ti + Ø3

variant of 體|体[ti3]

Words with 本

本

běn

地

dì

local / this locality

本

běn

身

she̅n

itself / in itself / per se

样

樣

yàng

本

běn

sample; specimen

样

樣

yàng

本

běn

sample / specimen

本

běn

意

yì

original idea / real intention / etymon

本

běn

土

tǔ

one's native country / native / local / metropolitan territory

本

běn

州

zho̅u

Honshū, the main island of Japan

本

běn

来

來

lái

面

miàn

目

mù

true colors / true features

本

běn

着

著

zhe

based on... / in conformance with.. / taking as one's main principle

亏

虧

kui̅

本

běn

to make a loss

本

běn

末

mò

倒

dào

置

zhì

lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect / to stress the incidental over the fundamental / to put the cart before the horse

翻

fa̅n

本

běn

to win back one's money (gambling etc)

够

夠

gòu

本

běn

to break even / to get one's money's worth