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本
本
běn
m. measure word for books
Other meanings
[běn]   n./adj./adv. root, basis; capital, cost; note book; original, one's own, this; originally, to begin with
[běn]   char. edition, version; script; (ancient China) memorial (passed to the emperor)
[běn]   prep. according to, based on
[běn]   char. inherent, intrinsic; principle, major
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木    tree
'本' is part of the following simplified words:
 体 砵 笨 苯 钵
'本' is part of the following traditional words:
 砵 笨 缽 苯
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
一​本​书​
一​本​書​
yì běn shū
phr. a book
我​有​三​本​书​。
我​有​三​本​書​。
wó yǒu sān běn shū .
phr. I have three books.
他​已​经​出​版​了​三​本​学​术​著​作​了​。
他​已​經​出​版​了​三​本​學​術​著​作​了​。
tā yǐ jīng chū bǎn le sān běn xué shù zhù zuò le
phr. He had published three academic writings.
这​本​帐​是​做​过​手​脚​的​。
這​本​帳​是​做​過​手​腳​的​。
zhè běn zhàng shì zuò guo shóu jiǎo de .
phr. Somebody played tricks on this account book.
这​本​小​册​子​详​尽​地​说​明​了​这​台​机​器​的​性​能​。
這​本​小​冊​子​詳​盡​地​說​明​了​這​臺​機​器​的​性​能​。
zhè bén xiǎo cè zi xiáng jìn de shuō míng le zhè tái jī qì de xìng néng .
phr. This brochure fully explains the characteristics of the machine.
他​为​那​本​期​刊​题​词​。
他​為​那​本​期​刊​題​詞​。
tā wèi nà běn qī kān tí cí
phr. He wrote an inscription for that magazine.
他​们​正​在​编​写​一​本​易​学​的​英​语​课​本​。
他​們​正​在​編​寫​一​本​易​學​的​英​語​課​本​。
tā men zhèng zài biān xiě yì běn yì xué de yīng yǔ kè běn
phr. They are working on an easy-to-learn English textbook.
一​本​杂​志​
一​本​雜​誌​
yì běn zá zhì
phr. a magazine
一​本​词​典​
一​本​詞​典​
yì běn cí diǎn
phr. a dictionary
我​在​找​这​本​杂​志​九​月​份​的​期​刊​
我​在​找​這​本​雜​志​九​月​份​的​期​刊​
wǒ zài zhǎo zhè běn zá zhì jiǔ yuè fèn de qī kān
phr. I'm looking for the September issue of this magazine.
那​本​书​
那​本​書​
nà běn shū
phr. that book
家​家​有​本​难​念​的​经​
家​家​有​本​難​念​的​經​
jiā jiā yóu běn nán niàn de jīng
idiom. every family has a skeleton in the cupboard, each family has its own problems
一​本​账​
一​本​賬​
yì běn zhàng
phr. an account book