本

běn

(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this

measure word HSK 3.0 · Band 1

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

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See it in sentences

我买了两本书。

I bought two books.

这本汉语书很好看。

This Chinese book is a very good read.