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本 běn ㄅㄣˇ bun2 HSK 1 HSK 6 準備級 2 · Novice 2 進階級 · Level 3 流利級 · Level 5

(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
originally; initially
capital; principal
classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 本 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Example sentences

拿 ( ná naa4 ) 本 ( běn bun2 ) 书書 ( shū syu1 ) 读讀 ( dòu duk6 )！

Take a book and read it.
这這 ( zhè ze2 ) 是日 ( shì rì si6 jat6 ) 本 ( běn bun2 )。

Here is Japan.
看 ( kàn hon3 ) 这這 ( zhè ze2 ) 本 ( běn bun2 ) 书書 ( shū syu1 )。

Read this book.
这這 ( zhè ze2 ) 本 ( běn bun2 ) 书書 ( shū syu1 ) 小 ( xiǎo siu2 )。

This book is small.
基本上 ( jī běn shang gei1 bun2 soeng6 ) 吧 ( ba baa6 )。

Basically.

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