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本 běn

HSK 1 character · 5 strokes · radical 木

Meanings

• (bound form) root; stem
• (bound form) origin; source
• (bound form) one's own; this
• (bound form) this; the current (year etc)
• (bound form) original
• (bound form) inherent

Words with 本

• 本 běn: (bound form) root; stem
• 本来 běn lái: original
• 笔记本 bǐ jì běn: notebook (stationery)

Example sentences

这是日本。
Here is Japan.
Tatoeba #429163 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)

看这本书。
Read this book.
Tatoeba #461535 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)

这本书小。
This book is small.
Tatoeba #5869913 by verdastelo9604 (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).