běn

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

adverbpronoun HSK 3.0 · Band 5

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.

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.

See it in sentences

这本小说太有意思了!

This novel is so interesting!

你要借的那本书我看完了。

I have finished reading the book you wanted to borrow.