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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 6 (est.) · 詞
本質 word · TOCFL 6 (est.)
本質 =
ㄅㄣˇ ㄓˋ · běnzhì
noun — essence; intrinsic nature

字源 FORM — what the parts do

root (根本)běn
substance (物質)zhì
本質,根本的本,物質的質。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

砍開樹(木),看根(一)那裡是什麼料()。
Split the tree (木) down to the root (the low stroke 一), and see what stuff (質) it is made of.
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