本名běnmíngTop 20000Meanings1. original name; real name2. (of foreigners) first name; given nameCharacters used本root名nameExamples2孔子Kǒngzǐ的de本名běnmíng是shì孔丘KǒngQiū。Confucius's real name was Kong Qiu.老子Lǎozǐ的de本名běnmíng是shì李耳Lǐ'Ěr。Laozi's real name was Li Er.