本纪

Traditional form:

本紀

Pinyin (reading):

běnjì

Definitions:

• biographic sketch of an emperor

Characters:

• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 纪 - discipline, age; period, era; record, annal

Traditional characters:

• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 紀 - discipline, age; period, era; record, annal