Dictionary/本

本

běn

ㄅㄣˇ
MHSK 1TOCFL Novice 2core 10k
1(bound form) root; stem
2(bound form) origin; source
3(bound form) one's own; this
4(bound form) this; the current (year etc)
5(bound form) original
6(bound form) inherent
7originally; initially
8capital; principal
9classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

Characters

Example

ná拿běn本shū书dú读!
拿本书读!
Take a book and read it.

Often confused with