本 (běn): Root — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 本

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Readings & Meanings

本has 3 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

běnben

measure word (量)

1.root; [measure word for books]HSK1

2.root; [measure word for books]HSK 3.0 L1

adverb, pronoun (副、代)

originally; this; currentHSK 3.0 L5

Stroke Order Diagrams 本

Character Breakdown

Single Body

本=一one+木tree

A tree (木) with a mark at its root, pointing to the foundation or origin — root or basis.

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HSK Vocabulary: 本

HSK words that contain this character.

笔记本

bǐ jì běn

notebook

HSK 3

本来

běn lái

originally

HSK 4

基本

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 本 is used in context

wǒ我

mǎi买

le了

liǎng两

běn本

zá杂

zhì

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basic; fundamental

HSK 5

I bought two magazines.

wǒ我

jì计

huà划

míng明

nián年

qù去

rì日

běn本

lǚ旅

yóu游

。

I plan to travel to Japan next year

zhuō桌

zi子

shàng上

fàng放

zhe着

jǐ几

běn本

shū书

běn本

。

There are several books on the table

zhè这

shì是

xué学

xí习

yīng英

yǔ语

de的

jī基

běn本

fāng方

fǎ法

。

This is the basic method for learning English

zhè这

běn本

shū书

hěn很

yǒu有

yì意

si思

。

This book is very interesting.

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Characters pronounced "ben".

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "木".

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