本
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本 Stroke Order: How to Write 本

Pinyin
běn
Meaning
measure word for books; this; origin
Total strokes
5
More meanings

root; stem; origin; source; this; the current; original; inherent; originally; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

Stroke order
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Every character begins with a single stroke.
0 / 5 strokes

One stroke at a time

5 strokes

本 — 5 strokes

Radical: 木 mù (tree)

Strokes in order

  1. 1.横héng · Horizontal stroke
  2. 2.竖shù · Vertical stroke
  3. 3.撇piě · Left-falling stroke
  4. 4.捺折nà zhé · Right-falling turning stroke
  5. 5.横héng · Horizontal stroke
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