本 — Chinese character
本
běn
root, origin, source; basis
- Pinyin
- běn
- Radical
- 75 ⽊ (Tree)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 木 一
- Formation
- ideographic — A tree 木 with its roots highlighted
- Japanese
- 本 as a kanji
Common words with 本
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 根本 | gēn běn | fundamental; basic |
| 基本 | jī běn | basic; fundamental |
| 版本 | bǎn běn | version; edition |
| 资本 (資本) | zī běn | capital (economics) |
| 本来 (本來) | běn lái | original; originally |
| 本身 | běn shēn | itself; in itself |
| 成本 | chéng běn | (manufacturing, production etc) costs |
| 本人 | běn rén | I; me; myself; oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned |
| 原本 | yuán běn | originally; the original; original copy; original version |
| 本地 | běn dì | local; this locality |
| 本质 (本質) | běn zhì | essence; nature |
| 基本上 | jī běn shang | basically; on the whole |
English words written with 本
本 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Analects 5 · Mencius 15 · Zhuangzi 38 · Great Learning 7 · Doctrine of the Mean 3
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 26
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 39
- Analects 1.2
- Analects 3.4
- Analects 19.12
- Mencius 1A.7
- Mencius 3A.5
- Mencius 4A.5
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