老本

Traditional form:

老本

Pinyin (reading):

lǎoběn

Definitions:

• capital
• assets
• savings
• nest egg
• (fig.) reputation
• laurels (to rest upon)
• old edition of a book
• (tree) trunk

Characters:

• 老 - old, aged; experienced
• 本 - root, origin, source; basis

Traditional characters:

• 老 - old, aged; experienced
• 本 - root, origin, source; basis