本剧 (běn jù) — this drama, this play | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

pronoun

this dramathis play

本剧。
běn jù De jù qíng fēi cháng xī yǐn rén.
The plot of this drama is very attractive.
本剧。
Hěn duō guān zhòng dōu zài zhuī běn jù.
Many viewers are following this drama.
本剧。
běn jù De yǎn yuán zhèn róng hěn qiáng dà.
The cast of this drama is very strong.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

It points to the drama being talked about, with 本 meaning 'this' and 剧 meaning 'play'.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

本 adds a stroke at the bottom of a tree shape to mark the roots, giving the sense of foundation or original.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 劇; 剧 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

刀刀dāoknife

Sound part声符shēngfú

豦

豦jù劇jù

Same sound today

The traditional form 劇 pairs 豦, which gives the sound, with 刀, a knife; the simplified 剧 is a later shorthand.