本·拉登

Traditional form:

本·拉登

Pinyin (reading):

Běn· Lādēng

Definitions:

• Osama bin Laden (1957-2011), leader of Al Qaeda

Characters:

• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 登 - to rise, to mount, to board, to climb

Traditional characters:

• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 登 - to rise, to mount, to board, to climb