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
university undergraduate course
Nirvana Sutra in Mahayana Buddhism
Great Nirvana Sutra in Mahayana Buddhism
headquarters; base camp
Big Ben
Big Ben
natural background
itself
Miyamoto (Japanese surname)
Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)
Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)
paid-up capital
paid-up capital
paid-in capital; contributed capital (finance)
paid-in capital; contributed capital (finance)
paid-in capital; contributed capital (finance)
paid-in capital; contributed capital (finance)
100 percent profit; (a return) equal to the capital
(derog.) Japanese person; Jap
erhua variant of xiǎo rì běn
erhua variant of xiǎo rì běn
on a shoestring; small capital
YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
Yamamoto haircut; flat butch cut style
flat even buzz cut; Yamamoto haircut