本贯 Traditional form: 本貫 Pinyin (reading): běnguàn Definitions: ancestral home; domicile of origin Characters: 本 - root, origin, source; basis 贯 - to pierce, to string up; a string of 1000 coins Traditional characters: 本 - root, origin, source; basis 貫 - to pierce, to string up; a string of 1000 coins