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本

běn

root; stem

HSK 3.0 · Level 1 HSK 2.0 · Level 1 pronounmeasure wordadverbnoun Explore in 3D3D

Ancient forms

2 forms

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Meaning

běn ben3
  1. root
  2. stem
  3. origin
  4. source
  5. this
  6. the current
  7. original
  8. inherent
  9. originally
  10. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

Example sentences

HSK words with 本 · 24 of 33

Measure word for · 16 of 24

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