Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 本


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Meaning

roots or stems of plants, book, origin

Pronunciation

běn

Explanation

A tree with roots

Mnemonic

The tree comes out of the roots as origin and becomes a book.

Radicals

root (of plants), origin
tree
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Vocabulary

基本上 jī běn shang basically; on the whole
本地 běn dì local; this locality
本领 běn lǐng skill; ability; capability
课本 kè běn textbook
叔本华 Shū běn huá Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), German post-Kantian philosopher
本届 běn jiè current; this year
本溪 Běn xī Benxi prefecture level city in Liaoning province in northeast China
抄本 chāo běn handwritten copy
本垒 běn lěi home base; home plate (in baseball)
本性 běn xìng natural instincts; nature; inherent quality
本人 běn rén the person himself; I (humble form used in speeches); oneself; myself; in person; personal

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