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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 本义
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 本义 | běn yì | - original meaning - literal sense |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 58,715 | 41,689 | 59,551 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 本 | běn | - (bound form) root; stem - (bound form) origin; source - (bound form) one's own; this - (bound form) this; the current (year etc) - (bound form) original - (bound form) inherent - originally; initially - capital; principal - classifier for books, periodicals, files etc |
| 义 | yì | - surname Yi - (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4da4li4]) |
| 义 | yì | - justice - righteousness - meaning - foster (father etc) - adopted - artificial (tooth, limb etc) - relationship - friendship |
Other Words Containing 本义
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 本义 | - | - | 58,715 | 41,689 | 59,551 |