本家

Traditional form:

本家

Pinyin (reading):

běnjiā

Definitions:

• a member of the same clan
• a distant relative with the same family name

Characters:

• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 家 - house, home, residence; family

Traditional characters:

• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 家 - house, home, residence; family