created sense approved 本义/本義 · běnyì · original meaning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
本义 / 本義
běnyì
original meaning
the original or literal meaning of a character or word
本 (literal) → 本 · běn · origin 义 (literal) → 义/義 · yì · meaning
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 本义/本義 · běnyì · original intention — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
本义 / 本義
běnyì
original intention
one's original idea, intention, or the basic meaning of a text
本 (literal) → 本 · běn · origin 义 (literal) → 义/義 · yì · meaning
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition