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

本 stroke order diagram
本 stroke order animation

Words containing 本

Word Meaning
both principal and interest; capital plus profit
both principal and interest; capital plus profit
anthology; selected works
anthology; selected works
to repay capital
to repay capital
marginal cost
marginal cost
gold exchange standard (economics)
gold exchange standard (economics)
gold standard
Silver Standard (monetary standard)
Silver Standard (monetary standard)
Silver Standard (monetary standard)
Silver Standard (monetary standard)
book size; page size
script for opera (esp. in Yuan times)
screenplay
screenplay
Hong Kong Basic Law; Hong Kong's mini-constitution
Bernhard Karlgren, Swedish China scholar
Swedish sinologist Bernhard Karlgren
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