Dictionary/本

本

本 běn

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

Characters

Example

zhè这běn本shū书shì是wǒ我de的。
这本书是我的。
This book is mine.

Often confused with

See also: words & characters pronounced běn