本我

běnwǒ

noun

Meanings

1 id (Freudian psychology)
2 primal self

Characters

root, origin, fundamental

Examples

弗洛伊德把人格分为本我、自我和超我。

Fúluòyīdé bǎ réngé fēn wéi běnwǒ, zìwǒ hé chāowǒ.

Freud divided personality into the id, ego, and superego.

本我追求快乐和欲望的满足。

Běnwǒ zhuīqiú kuàilè hé yùwàng de mǎnzú.

The id pursues pleasure and the satisfaction of desires.

Tips

memory

Translation triad: 本我 = id ('original self'), 自我 = ego ('self'), 超我 = superego ('over-self'). The character 本 (root, origin) captures Freud's idea of the id as the most primal layer.

Stroke Order

本 běn

我 wǒ