标本

Traditional form:

標本

Pinyin (reading):

biāoběn

Definitions:

• specimen; sample
• the root cause and symptoms of a disease

Characters:

• 标 - mark, sign, symbol; bid, prize
• 本 - root, origin, source; basis

Traditional characters:

• 標 - mark, sign, symbol; bid, prize
• 本 - root, origin, source; basis