本子
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
本子 (běnzi) · notebook
本子 (běnzi) means “notebook”. It is written with 2 characters: 本 (measure word for books) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 本子 is built
The characters
本 běn · measure word for books
What 本 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A tree 木 with its roots highlighted (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我的本子在书包里。Wǒ de běnzi zài shūbāo lǐ.My notebook is in my schoolbag.
这个本子多少钱？Zhège běnzi duōshao qián?How much is this notebook?
Questions about 本子
What does 本子 mean?
本子 (běnzi) means “notebook”.
How do you pronounce 本子?
本子 is pronounced běnzi.
Which HSK level is 本子?
本子 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 课本kèběntextbook
- 笔记本bǐjìběnnotebook
- 本来běnláioriginally
- 本领běnlǐngskill
- 本事běnshiability
- 根本gēnběnat all (in negatives)
- 基本jīběnbasic
- 基本上jīběnshangbasically
- 本科běnkēundergraduate
- 本质běnzhìessence
Learn 本子 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 31: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.