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本běn

root; origin; basic; main; this; current; book; volume; notebook

本 means root or origin, and by extension something basic, original, or this very one.

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single whole character · 本

root; origin; basic; main; this; current; book; volume; notebook

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本běn

root; origin; basic; main; this; current; book; volume; notebook

本 means root or origin, and by extension something basic, original, or this very one.

ZDIC records 单一 structure. 木 is the base shape with a root marker; the marker overlaps the base, so this page teaches the whole character.

běnTone 3
  • root; origin
  • basic; main
  • this; current
  • book; volume; notebook
  • 本子běnzinotebook
  • 基本jīběnbasic

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