běn

technical
common
noun

Meaning of 拓本

拓本 means rubbing; paper copy made by placing damp paper over inscriptions on steles, bronzes, etc., and pounding ink onto it. Pronounced tà běn.

  • rubbing; paper copy made by placing damp paper over inscriptions on steles, bronzes, etc., and pounding ink onto it

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
shì
Yán
Zhēn
qīng
bēi
de
běn
 

This is a rubbing of the Yan Zhenqing stele.

guǎn
shōu
cáng
le
duō
zhēn
guì
de
běn
 

The museum has collected many precious rubbings.

shàn
cháng
zhì
zuò
qīng
tóng
běn
 

He is skilled at making rubbings of bronze vessels.

Xué
shū
tōng
guò
lín
běn
lái
huì
rén
de
 

One can learn calligraphy by copying rubbings to appreciate ancient brush techniques.

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