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本

běn

measure word for books; root

measure word for books; root
Memory picture

Character

本 běn

Strokes
5
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 一 one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这本书很好。 Zhè běn shū hěn hǎo. This book is very good.
  • 我买了三本书。 Wǒ mǎi le sān běn shū. I bought three books.
  • 那本书是谁的? Nà běn shū shì shuí de? Whose book is that?

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