Character Contained In References Comments
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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
木
Mandarin
ben3, ben1
English
Definitions
origin; basis; root; source; this; a measure word; the current; foundation; roots or stems of plants; copy (M for books); own; Ben; Bin; volume
Mnemonic
A line 一 marking the roots of a tree 木