Chinese Character 本 Meanings and components.

Form

本

Meaning

本 meaning^[3] in English

Root.

Stem.

Origin.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi^[2] character 本 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Mu (木) , and one (一)

Its radical^[1] is: 木 (mu4) which means: Surname Mu, .木mu4surname Mu

In cangjie it is written with DM

How to write 本

To write本ben3root you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 一yi1one arranged in a + shape:

木 + 一 = 本

本 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 本 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 本, looks as follow:

本

Pinyin:ben3 Shape:+

Meaning^[3]: Root . Stem . Origin . Source . This . The Current . Original . Inherent . Originally . Classifier For Books, Periodicals, Files Etc

木

Pinyin:mu4

Meaning^[3]: Surname Mu

一

Pinyin:yi1

Meaning^[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit

Notes

[1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical
[2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter
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