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Pinyin: běn
English Definition: root; stem; origin; source; this; the current; original; inherent; originally; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
Chinese Definition:
①草木的根:本草(泛指中药)。无本之木。
②事物的根源,与“末”相对:本末(头尾;始终)。根本(根源;彻底;本质上)。
③草的茎,树的干:草本植物。
④中心的,主要的:本部。本体。
⑤原来:本来。本领。
⑥自己这方面的:本国。本身。本位。本分(fèn)。
⑦原末标。
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Total strokes: 5; Radical:
Ideographic: A tree with its roots highlighted
Character Formation:
  • Overlaid
    • [ ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
    • [ ] one; a, an; alone
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Example Words
日本 běn Japan
根本 gēn běn fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; Classifiers:
基本 běn basic; fundamental; main; elementary
本来 běn lái original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
本身 běn shēn itself; in itself; per se
More: 本* | *本 | *本*
Example Sentences
1
I have three books
2
This is a book.
3
This book is good-looking.
4
This is a good book.
5
I want to take this book.