本
本
“root”
Radical: 木
Strokes: 5
Level: HSK 1
How 本 is built — overlaid / crossed
木
Tree / wood · mù
A tree with roots below and branches above. Two trees 林 = grove, three 森 = forest.
一
one
one; a, an; alone
Origin
A tree 木 with its roots highlighted
Words with 本
笔记本 bǐjìběn — notebook
本来 běn lái — original
笔记本 bǐ jì běn — notebook
本科 běn kē — undergraduate course
本领 běn lǐng — skill
本质 běn zhì — essence
根本 gēn běn — fundamental
基本 jī běn — basic
版本 bǎn běn — version
本能 běn néng — instinct
本钱 běn qián — capital
本人 běn rén — the person himself
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