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
to treat the symptoms but not the root cause
Kumamoto city and prefecture in west Kyūshū jiǔ zhōu, Japan
Kumamoto prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan
Kumamoto prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan
dentin; dentine
dentin; dentine
production costs
production costs
vocabulary notebook
vocabulary notebook
exercise book for practicing Chinese character handwriting (each page being a grid of blank cells divided into quadrants, like the character tián)
guestbook
a treasured rare book
a treasured rare book
ancient Chinese herbal medicine classic
Classic of Herbal Medicine; ancient TCM text
Graminae or Poaceae, the grass family
(math.) first fundamental form
notebook (computing); notebook (stationery)
notebook (computer); laptop
notebook (computer); laptop
laptop; notebook (computer)
laptop; notebook (computer)
abridged version