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Meaning of 本

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Setting
本HSK 1
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。
Antonyms: 梢 末 标
Total strokes: 5; Radical: 木
Ideographic:A tree 木 with its roots highlighted
Character Formation:
  • ⿻ Overlaid
    • 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
    • 一 [ yī ] one; a, an; alone
Similar Characters: 卞
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Example Words
日本HSK 2 rì běn Japan
根本HSK 5 gēn běn fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; Classifiers: 个
基本HSK 5 jī běn basic; fundamental; main; elementary
本来HSK 4 běn lái original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
本身HSK 6 běn shēn itself; in itself; per se
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Example Sentences
1
wǒ yǒu
我有
sān běn
三本
shū
书
I have three books
2
zhè
这
shì
是
yī běn
一本
shū
书
。
This is a book.
3
zhè
这
běn shū
本书
hěn
很
hǎo kàn
好看
。
This book is good-looking.
4
zhè
这
shì
是
yī běn
一本
hǎo shū
好书
。
This is a good book.
5
wǒ
我
yào
要
ná
拿
zhè
这
běn shū
本书
。
I want to take this book.
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