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
source material on which later works (books, movies etc) are based
vine plant
to make a loss
to sell at a loss
to sell at a loss
to lose everything one invested (idiom)
pocket book; paperback
crony capitalism
crony capitalism
copy
notebook; paper notepad; laptop computer
inspection copy (of a textbook etc); trial edition
inspection copy (of a textbook etc); trial edition
Song and Yuan literary form based on vernacular folk stories
Song and Yuan literary form based on vernacular folk stories
subscribed capital (finance)
subscribed capital (finance)
textbook
translation (translated version of a text)
an instructional book; reader
to intensify; to aggravate
capital (economics)
capitalism
capital reserve
capital reserve