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běn

related components & characters

[object Object]

classical translation

foundation, root, volume (of a book)

plant with root emphasized
ecological image

plant with root emphasized

The root of the plant is the foundation and the place for long-term storage, analogous to a volume of a book, where ideas are stored for posterity. 

nuanced meaning

ancient characters
alternate images from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology:

About Ev

Embodied Universe is a research and educational project by Dr. Evren “Ev” Juniper, Doctor of East Asian Medicine (DAcCHM, LAc). Her work explores the relationship between embodied experience, early Chinese language, and the interpretation of classical medical texts.

Through the integration of experiential insight and close textual study, she seeks to clarify concepts within East Asian Medicine that have often been mistranslated or misunderstood in modern interpretations. Her doctoral thesis, Embodied Universe, is available on Academia.edu.

Ev practices clinically at ECHO Acupuncture in Gladstone, Oregon.

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