• 92nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.20% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 316 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. běn (ben3)roots or stems of plants • origin • source • this • the current • root • foundation • basis • classifier for books, periodicals, files etc • originally

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

原本 
基本 
日本 
本人 
本来 (本來)
本色 
本身 
根本 
版本 
赵本山 (趙本山)

Uncommon

副本 
剧本 (劇本)
基本上 
墨尔本 (墨爾本)
成本 
文本 
日本人 
书本 (書本)
本事 
本土 
本地 
本子 
本性 
本意 
本文 
本期 
本本 
本科 
本能 
本草 
本质 (本質)
本钱 (本錢)
本领 (本領)
标本 (標本)
笔记本 (筆記本)
亏本 (虧本)
课本 (課本)
资本 (資本)
资本主义 (資本主義)
赫本 

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  • Very uncommon character
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhù (zhu4)to make known • to show • to prove • to write • book • outstanding

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhù (zhu4)The component is pronounced as 'zhě' (zhe3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

著名 

Uncommon

原著 
名著 
土著 
著作 
著称 (著稱)
显著 (顯著)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.