本 (bun2) — basis; origin; source in Cantonese
bunˊ²本Mandarin Pinyin: ben3
Meaning of 本
nounbasis; origin; source
nounoriginal; inherent; intrinsic
nounmy/our; this; current
nounoriginally; at first
nouncapital; principal; cost
nouncopy; book; edition; script
nounbased on; according to; on the authority of
nouncopy (of book, magazine, dictionary, etc)
nounroot or stem (of a plant)
nouncapital (funds)