Word information
Simplified它本身
Traditional它本身
Pinyintā běn shēn
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本běn
(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
它tāit; it (pronoun for an animal)
它们tāmenthey; them
本běnroot; stem; origin; source; this
本子běnzibook; notebook; Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi"; CL:本[ben3]; edition
身体shēntǐthe body; one's health