本意 běnyì HSK7 intention Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: etymon All meanings 5 běnyì 5 intention 4etymon 1 1 sentence for 本意 (běnyì — etymon) 这个汉字的本意是指一种古代的兵器。 zhè gè hànzì de běnyì shì zhǐ yī zhǒng gǔdài de bīngqì. The original meaning of this character refers to an ancient weapon. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary