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
revised edition (of a book)
revised edition (of a book)
edition (of a book) currently in circulation
edition (of a book) currently in circulation
whole edition; whole performance (of Chinese opera)
block printed edition
script for play, opera, movie etc; screenplay; scenario
processing cost
pleasure from helping others
pleasure from helping others
hard work and thrift are key to serving others
hard work and thrift are the base of service
Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher
Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher
bound volume; one-volume edition
bound volume; one-volume edition
opera libretto
commercial version (of software)
commercial version (of software)
rare book; old book; reliable book
single volume edition; offprint
the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping dèng xiǎo píng in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism
the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping dèng xiǎo píng in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism
Sakamoto (Japanese surname)