本論

本论
běnlùn

body (of a novel, essay etc)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 本 běn
  1. (bound form) root; stem
  2. (bound form) origin; source
  3. (bound form) one's own; this
  4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc)
  5. (bound form) original
  6. (bound form) inherent
  7. originally; initially
  8. capital; principal
  9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
=2 論 Lún abbr. for 論語 Lúnyǔ, The Analects (of Confucius)
=2 論 lùn
  1. opinion
  2. view
  3. theory
  4. doctrine
  5. to discuss
  6. to talk about
  7. to regard
  8. to consider
  9. per
  10. by the (kilometer, hour etc)
=2 論 lún
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to say directly or to the point
  2. a surname
  3. short for 論語／论语 (Lúnyǔ, “Lunyu; Analects”)
  4. to say directly or to the point