本 běn

root, origin, source; basis

HSK 1 #92

DEFINITIONS

本 běn
  • root
  • stem
  • origin
  • source
  • this
  • the current
  • original
  • inherent
  • originally
  • classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

STROKES

本 stroke order diagram
本 stroke order animation

WORDS

笔记本 bǐ jì běn
HSK 3
notebook (stationery); CL:本[ben3]; notebook (computing)
本来 běn lái
HSK 4
original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
根本 gēn běn
HSK 5
fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:個|个[ge4]
基本 jī běn
HSK 5
basic; fundamental; main; elementary
本质 běn zhì
HSK 5
essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality
本领 běn lǐng
HSK 5
skill; ability; capability; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
本科 běn kē
HSK 5
undergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive)
剧本 jù běn
HSK 6
script for play, opera, movie etc; screenplay; scenario
本人 běn rén
HSK 6
the person himself; I (humble form used in speeches); oneself; myself; in person; personal
本身 běn shēn
HSK 6
itself; in itself; per se
本事 běn shì
HSK 6
source material; original story
本事 běn shi
HSK 6
ability; skill
版本 bǎn běn
HSK 6
version; edition; release
本能 běn néng
HSK 6
instinct
成本 chéng běn
HSK 6
(manufacturing, production etc) costs
资本 zī běn
HSK 6
capital (economics)
标本 biāo běn
HSK 6
specimen; sample; the root cause and symptoms of a disease
本钱 běn qián
HSK 6
capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)
日本 rì běn Japan
本地 běn dì local; this locality
样本 yàng běn sample; specimen
原本 yuán běn originally; original
基本上 jī běn shang basically; on the whole
本性 běn xìng natural instincts; nature; inherent quality
本意 běn yì original idea; real intention; etymon
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