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本
běn
1. roots or stems of plants
2. origin
3. source
4. this
5. the current
6. root
7. foundation
8. basis
9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
10. originally
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

本
běn
root, origin, source; basis
HSK 1 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

本垒
běnlěi
home base
本日
běnrì
today
本分
běnfèn
(to play) one's part
本报
běnbào
this newspaper
本币
běnbì
local currency
本文
běnwén
this text
本人
běnrén
the person himself
HSK 6
本俸
běnfèng
basic salary
本国
běnguó
one's own country
本埠
běnbù
this city
本子
běnzi
book
本市
běnshì
this city
本息
běnxī
principal and interest (on a loan)
本我
běnwǒ
id
拓本
tàběn
rubbing of inscription
对本
duìběn
(a return) equal to the capital
本位
běnwèi
standard
本来
běnlái
original
HSK 4
折本
shéběn
a loss
本利
běnlì
principal and interest

Example Sentences (4)

桌子上有一个电脑和一本书。
Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yí gè diànnǎo hé yì běn shū.
There is a computer and a book on the table.
Text 1
我去图书馆借本书。
Wǒ qù túshūguǎn jiè běn shū.
I'm going to the library to borrow a book.
Text 1
对，这本书是我写的。
duì, zhè běn shū shì wǒ xiě de.
Yes, I wrote this book.
Text 1
帮我把这本词典还了吧。
Bāng wǒ bǎ zhè běn cídiǎn huán le ba.
Please return this dictionary for me.
Text 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
91
Word Frequency Rank
268 of 84,292