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本 běn — “(counting books); root”
How to write and say the Chinese character 本 (běn), which means (counting books); root — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: School & learning.
Pinyin · 拼音 běn
Meaning · 意思 (counting books); root
Strokes · 笔画 5
Radical · 部首 木 (tree)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
本 is written with 5 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: a tree 木 with its roots highlighted.
A common word常用词
课本
textbook
Example sentence例句
这本书真好看。
This book is great.
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