Read Edit View history 本 běn HSK1 root Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Addition of a horizontal line toward the bottom of 木 (tree) to represent the roots of the tree. Pinyin Separate values with commas běn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 本 Simp strokes 本 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts roots. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 本 Simp strokes 本 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 本 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 212, 574 ], [ 269, 563 ], [ 704, 630 ], [ 753, 631 ], [ 790, 622 ] ], [ [ 451, 825 ], [ 506, 769 ], [ 499, 210 ], [ 485, 51 ], [ 486, -52 ] ], [ [ 472, 562 ], [ 462, 553 ], [ 454, 515 ], [ 438, 481 ], [ 366, 375 ], [ 309, 307 ], [ 208, 207 ], [ 130, 146 ], [ 78, 116 ] ], [ [ 529, 540 ], [ 538, 510 ], [ 618, 414 ], [ 713, 310 ], [ 792, 239 ], [ 847, 222 ], [ 995, 198 ] ], [ [ 307, 183 ], [ 329, 176 ], [ 374, 174 ], [ 596, 205 ], [ 649, 196 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 525 577 Q 589 589 780 608 Q 792 605 803 621 Q 804 634 778 648 Q 736 672 653 650 Q 541 629 526 623 L 477 614 Q 468 614 218 586 Q 184 582 210 561 Q 249 531 275 534 Q 293 543 452 566 L 525 577 Z", "M 524 548 Q 524 563 525 577 L 526 623 Q 529 699 545 755 Q 555 771 551 786 Q 544 796 484 833 Q 459 851 437 834 Q 431 828 438 812 Q 474 760 475 708 Q 476 663 477 614 L 478 496 Q 474 280 473 209 L 468 165 Q 462 114 448 64 Q 438 22 465 -45 Q 472 -64 481 -67 Q 488 -74 495 -65 Q 504 -61 515 -38 Q 525 -11 524 22 Q 523 47 523 172 L 523 218 Q 523 330 524 502 L 524 548 Z", "M 452 566 Q 359 353 75 124 Q 62 111 72 109 Q 82 105 94 111 Q 256 181 402 383 Q 421 413 446 447 Q 465 477 478 496 C 536 582 467 599 452 566 Z", "M 524 502 Q 624 358 753 207 Q 775 182 814 181 Q 944 182 986 188 Q 998 191 1001 197 Q 1001 204 983 212 Q 803 279 749 326 Q 646 417 524 548 C 504 570 507 527 524 502 Z", "M 473 209 Q 427 202 386 198 Q 352 197 313 192 Q 285 191 306 172 Q 327 151 372 151 Q 415 160 468 165 L 523 172 Q 538 175 640 183 Q 650 182 660 194 Q 661 206 639 217 Q 609 239 531 220 Q 527 220 523 218 L 473 209 Z" ] } 5 strokes 本 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 205, 576 ], [ 275, 563 ], [ 698, 630 ], [ 798, 623 ] ], [ [ 439, 827 ], [ 509, 768 ], [ 486, -63 ] ], [ [ 472, 581 ], [ 457, 514 ], [ 345, 351 ], [ 216, 220 ], [ 74, 115 ] ], [ [ 526, 536 ], [ 791, 240 ], [ 995, 199 ] ], [ [ 311, 180 ], [ 655, 199 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M524,577C566,584 652,598 780,608C788,609 798,609 803,621C806,630 793,640 778,648C747,665 708,664 653,650C607,639 547,627 525,623C493,618 493,618 477,616C456,614 367,602 218,586C195,584 191,577 210,561C234,543 258,530 275,534C287,538 346,550 452,566C500,573 500,573 524,577Z", "M524,548C524,558 523,568 524,577C525,608 525,608 525,623C526,674 531,719 545,755C549,767 554,778 551,786C546,795 522,809 484,833C465,846 451,846 437,834C432,831 430,823 438,812C459,778 474,744 475,708C475,679 477,649 477,616C476,576 477,536 478,496C480,342 474,226 473,209C470,180 470,180 468,165C462,118 456,98 448,64C440,37 446,1 465,-45C469,-56 474,-62 481,-67C485,-69 489,-69 495,-65C500,-60 508,-53 515,-38C522,-20 524,1 524,22C523,40 523,89 523,172C523,203 523,203 523,218C523,293 524,388 524,502C524,533 524,533 524,548Z", "M452,566C390,424 263,278 75,124C65,117 64,112 72,109C77,108 85,107 94,111C234,188 401,348 478,496C512,552 476,627 452,566Z", "M524,502C590,406 665,309 753,207C766,192 788,181 814,181C900,181 958,184 986,188C994,190 1000,193 1001,197C1002,202 993,208 983,212C891,247 797,292 782,305C766,318 593,474 524,548C513,559 515,514 524,502Z", "M473,209C442,204 413,200 386,198C363,197 339,195 313,192C294,191 292,185 306,172C320,159 342,148 372,151C401,154 432,161 468,165C505,170 505,170 523,172C533,174 571,179 640,183C646,184 655,185 660,194C663,202 651,210 639,217C617,232 588,230 523,218C490,212 490,212 473,209Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.