běn

this; the current; original

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 92nd character
Radical ⽊ (75.1)
Strokes 5
Index # 210

Definitions

本 běn
  1. 1. this
  2. 2. the current
  3. 3. original
  4. 4. originally
  5. 5. origin
  6. 6. source
  7. 7. root
  8. 8. inherent
  9. 9. stem
  10. 10. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

Stroke order

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Words containing 本

Word Meaning
one's own country
natives of one's own country
natives of one's own country
local faction
native person (of a country)
localization; adaptation (to foreign environment)
local management interface (telecommunications); LMI
this city; this town
this newspaper
home plate (in baseball); home base
home plate (in baseball); home base
home run (baseball)
home run (baseball)
penny; (loanword) pence
Benedictus
current; this year
main island
main island
local currency; our own currency; abbr. for běn wèi huò bì
local currency; our own currency; abbr. for běn wèi huò bì
Shanghainese food
Shanghainese food
the current year; this year
background
background count