本 体

běn tǐdictionary entry

main part / torso / the thing in itself / noumenon (object of purely intellectual perception according to Kant)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

本體 本体 [ben3 ti3] /main part/torso/the thing in itself/noumenon (object of purely intellectual perception according to Kant)/

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Other forms in these source records: 本體

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
体
tī
used in 體己|体己[tī ji] / Taiwan pr. [tǐ]
tǐ
body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics)

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