běn
字
common
technical
Meaning of 本字
本字 means the original form of a character; etymological character; the character representing the original meaning of a word. Pronounced běn.
- the original form of a character; etymological character
- the character representing the original meaning of a word
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
wén文
zì字
xué学
yán研
jiū究
zhōng中
，
“
bò擘
”
shì是
“
bāi掰
”
de的
běn本
zì字
。
In philological research, "擘" is the original character form of "掰".
“
bān般
”
shì是
“
bān搬
”
de的
běn本
zì字
。
"般" is the original character form of "搬".
Zhuān专
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
kǎo考
zhèng证
zhè这
gè个
gǔ古
cí词
de的
běn本
zì字
shì是
shén什
me么
。
Experts are investigating the original character form of this ancient word.