本字
Chinese
roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word) | letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word | ||
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simp. and trad. (本字) | 本 | 字 |
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Pronunciation
Noun
本字
- original character; etymological character
Usage notes
- This term is commonly used for Chinese topolects, in which morphemes may be written with etymologically inappropriate characters or missing a character entirely. With the hypothesis that they are identifiable as pre-existing characters, researchers strive to identify the ancestral "etymological character" from classical character dictionaries.
Synonyms
- 正文 (zhèngwén)
See also
- 訓讀/训读 (xùndú)