本 běn

1. běn measure word measure word for books
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity 数量
   Notes: (CCD 2 '本' 5; FE '本' 4; Guoyu '本' n 7; HSK 268 '本' 1)
2. běn pronoun this (city, week, etc)
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
   Notes: Also classified as a determiner (CCD '本' 8; FE '本' 6; GHDC '本' 9; HSK 269 '本' 2).
3. běn adverb originally / formerly
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 本来 (CCD '本' 6; FE '本' 3; GHDC '本' 6; HSK 267 '本' 3; Guoyu '本' adv; Kroll 2015 '本' 3a, p. 14)
4. běn verb to be one's own
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CCD '本' 7; FE '本' 6; GHDC '本' 4; HSK 269 '本' 1; Kroll 2015 '本' 4, p. 14)
5. běn noun origin / source / root / foundation / basis
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 本原 (CCD '本' 3; FE '本' 2; GHDC '本' 2; Guoyu '本' n 2; Kroll 2015 '本' 3, p. 14)
6. běn noun the roots of a plant
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 草木 (CCD '本' 1; FE '本' 1; GHDC '本' 1; Guoyu '本' n 1; Kroll 2015 '本' 2, p. 14)
7. běn pronoun self
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 自己 (Guoyu '本' pronoun)
8. běn measure word measure word for flowering plants
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity 数量
   Notes: (CCD '本' 2)
9. běn noun capital
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 本金 (CCD '本' 4; GHDC '本' 7; HSK 268 '本' 2; Guoyu '本' n 3; Kroll 2015 '本' 6, p. 14)
10. běn adjective main / central / primary
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 主要的 (CCD '本' 5; Guoyu '本' adj 1)
11. běn verb according to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CCD '本' 9; GHDC '本' 10; Guoyu '本' v)
12. běn noun a version / an edition
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 版本 (CCD 2 '本' 2; GHDC '本' 12; Kroll 2015 '本' 5, p. 14)
13. běn noun a memorial [presented to the emperor]
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 奏本 (CCD 2 '本' 2; GHDC '本' 14; Guoyu '本' n 6)
14. běn noun a book
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 书籍 (CCD 2 '本' 1; GHDC '本' 11; Guoyu '本' n 4; HSK 268 '本' 1)
15. běn noun trunk of a tree
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '本' 1, p. 14)
16. běn verb to investigate the root of
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '本' 2a, p. 14)
17. běn noun a manuscript for a play
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '本' n 5)
18. běn proper noun Ben
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names 名字 , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '本' n 8)

Contained in

• 日本 Japan
• 折本 to not succeed in a business
• 基本 basic / fundamental ; basically / fundamentally ; basis
• 本身 itself / oneself
• 治本 to take radical measures / to get at the root
• 根本 fundamental / basic ; a foundation / a basis ; mūla / root ; thoroughly ; at all
• 笔记本(筆記本) notebook computer / laptop ; notebook
• 成本 business costs
• 文本 text
• 版本 version / edition / release ; a writing tablet
• 读本(讀本) a reader / an instructional book
• 资本(資本) capital ; an asset
• 本着(本著) based on / in conformance with / taking as one's main principle
• 本来(本來) original ; it goes without saying / of course ; originally
• 本地 local
• 本科 undergraduate course ; formal courses ; courses that one has studied
• 副本 duplicate / copy / transcript
• 本源 origin / source ; the source of a river
• 大本营(大本營) headquarters / base camp
• 户口本(戶口本) residence certificate
• 本土 one's native place ; local ; a territory
• 本子 book / notebook ; edition ; a tree trunk
• 课本(課本) textbook
• 本领(本領) skill / ability / capability ; originally / fundamentally
• 本事 ability / skill ; source material ; Itivrttaka / stories of the disciples’ previous lives ; this matter ; a tale / a story / a plot in a play or song
• 本质(本質) essence / nature / innate character / intrinsic quality ; personal character
• 本人 I / me / the person himself / oneself / myself / in person / personal
• 资本家(資本家) capitalist
• 书本(書本) books
• 资本主义(資本主義) capitalism
• 本能 instinct
• 本钱(本錢) capital
• 本性 inherent nature
• 标本(標本) specimen / sample / the root cause and symptoms of a disease
• 影钞本(影鈔本) an exact handwritten copy
• 剧本(劇本) a script / screenplay
• 基本笔画(基本筆畫) fundamental stroke
• 本心 original intent ; conscience ; original mind
• 草本 grass / herb

Also contained in

笔记本电脑 、 本拉登 、 超文本 、 超文本传输协议 、 动态超文本置标语言 、 超文本置标语言 、 超文本标记语言 、 笔记本计算机 、 安全超文本传输协议 、 本纪 、 地藏王菩萨本愿经 、 脚本

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