本茨 Traditional form: 本茨 Pinyin (reading): Běncí Definitions: Benz (name) Karl Benz (1844-1929), motor car pioneer Characters: 本 - root, origin, source; basis 茨 - thatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris Traditional characters: 本 - root, origin, source; basis 茨 - thatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris