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本子

běn zi

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

běn zi · bun2 zi2 (Jyutping)

  1. book
  2. notebook
  3. Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi"
  4. CL:本[ben3]
  5. edition

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

本

Meaning
root, origin, source; basis
Radical
木
Strokes
5
Components
⿻木一
Cangjie
DM
Four-corner
4040.3 5023.0

子

Meaning
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
Radical
子
Strokes
3
Components
⿻了一
Cangjie
ND
Four-corner
1740.7

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