本
běn
ㄅㄣˇ
- 1(bound form) root; stem
- 2(bound form) origin; source
- 3(bound form) one's own; this
- 4(bound form) this; the current (year etc)
- 5(bound form) original
- 6(bound form) inherent
- 7originally; initially
- 8capital; principal
- 9classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
Example
拿本書讀!
ná běn shū dú
Take a book and read it.