标本 biāoběn specimen
specimen; sample; the root cause and symptoms of a disease
How to remember 标本: 标 mark + 本 source = specimen.
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How it is used
- 'Specimen, sample' - 昆虫标本 (kūnchóng biāoběn) an insect specimen.
- Also a TCM concept: 治标不治本 (zhì biāo bú zhì běn) to treat symptoms not the root - 标 (symptom) vs 本 (root).
- Note the two senses hinge on parsing: preserved specimen vs. symptom-and-root.