本钱

Traditional form:

本錢

Pinyin (reading):

běnqián

Definitions:

• capital
• (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)

Characters:

• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 钱 - money, currency, coins

Traditional characters:

• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 錢 - money, currency, coins