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
book size; page size
in deadly earnest; deadpan
small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
to talk shop all the time (idiom)
to talk shop all the time (idiom)
netbook
netbook
to spare no effort; to devote all one's energies
constant capital
constant capital
to die; to hand in one's ration cards
to die; to hand in one's ration cards
the first two lines of Three Character Classic sān zì jīng
fundamental civil rights
fundamental civil rights
fundamental theorem of algebra
fundamental theorem of algebra
fundamental theorem of algebra
fundamental theorem of algebra
people-oriented
people-oriented
under one's own name; named after oneself
low cost; inexpensive
to break even