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剧本

jùběn

script

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Characters in this word

剧 jù

Strokes
10
Radical
刂 — knife
Made of
居 to live, to reside 刂 knife
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 剧

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

  • 这个剧本很好。 Zhège jùběn hěn hǎo. This script is very good.
  • 我在写剧本。 Wǒ zài xiě jùběn. I am writing a script.
  • 剧本在桌上。 Jùběn zài zhuō shàng. The script is on the table.

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