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

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Words containing 本

Word Meaning
spider beetle
type specimen (used to define a species)
type specimen (used to define a species)
sample; specimen
Hashimoto (Japanese surname and place name)
Hashimoto Ryutaro, Japanese prime minister
Ryutaro Hashimoto, Japanese prime minister
opportunity cost
opportunity cost
holotype
holotype
normal cost (accountancy)
holotype
holotype
historic cost (accounting)
historic cost (accounting)
revision history (of a web page); historical edition
revision history (of a web page); historical edition
extant fragment (of book)
extant fragment (of book)
you can't change who you are
you can't change who you are
sunk cost (economics)
sunk cost (economics)
to treat the symptoms but not the root cause