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本人

běnrén

oneself

A person pointing at themselves
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Characters in this word

本 běn

Strokes
5
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 一 one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

人 rén

Strokes
2
Radical
人 — man, person
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 本人来了。 Běnrén lái le. I came myself.
  • 请问本人在吗? Qǐngwèn běnrén zài ma? Excuse me, is the person here himself?
  • 本人不在家。 Běnrén bú zài jiā. He himself is not at home.

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