Learn Mandarin Mandarin-English Character Dictionary

Pronunciation

Mandarin	běn
Cantonese (Jyutping)	bun2
反切 Fanqie	布忖切
Japanese Kun	moto
Japanese On	hon
Korean (Hangul)	본
Korean (Yale)	pon
Vietnamese	bản

Meaning

Definition

root, origin, source; basis

Character Rank

Traditional	90
Simplified	104
常用字表	92
Hong Kong Grade Level	1
HSK v.3 Level	1
HSK v.3 Writing Level	1

Common Words With This Character  

日本	rìběn	Japan
本来	běnlái	original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
课本	kèběn	textbook
本子	běnzi	book; notebook; Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi"; edition
基本	jīběn	basic; fundamental; main; elementary
本人	běnrén	the person himself; I (humble form used in speeches); oneself; myself; in person; personal

Related Characters

Kangxi Radical	木 (#75:tree)
Shuowen Radical	木
Historical Variant	夲
Same Structure & Phonetic Component	(Sign-in required)

Computer Encoding

Unicode	U+672C
Big 5	A5BB
GB2312	B1BE

Input Method Codes

Cangjie	dm
Four Corner	4040.3 5023.0
WuBi 86	sgd
WuBi 98	sgd