本
běn
(bound form) root; stem
(bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
Words with 本
本事
běn shì
source material
复本
fù běn
copy
连本带利
lián běn dài lì
both principal and interest
选本
xuǎn běn
anthology
还本
huán běn
to repay capital
边际成本
biān jì chéng běn
marginal cost
里斯本
lǐ sī běn
Lisbon, capital of Portugal
金汇兑本位制
jīn huì duì běn wèi zhì
gold exchange standard (economics)
金本位
jīn běn wèi
gold standard (monetary system)
银本位
yín běn wèi
silver standard (monetary system)
银本位制
yín běn wèi zhì
silver standard (monetary system)
开本
kāi běn
book format, similar to in-4°, in-8° etc (a 16-kai format 16開|16开[shi2 liu4 kai1] is roughly A4) (abbr. to 開|开[kai1])