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本身

běn shēn

HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 6

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běn shēn · bun2 san1 (Jyutping)

  1. itself
  2. in itself
  3. per se

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

身

Meaning
body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
Radical
身
Strokes
7
Components
?
Cangjie
HXH
Four-corner
2740.0

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