本能
Old HSK 6
本能 (běnnéng) · instinct
本能 (běnnéng) means “instinct”. It is written with 2 characters: 本 (measure word for books) + 能 (can). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 本能 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)
能 néng · can
What 能 is made of
- 厶sī — private
- ⺼ — meat
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A bear's head 厶, body ⺼, and claws 匕 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
保护孩子是母亲的本能。Bǎohù háizi shì mǔqīn de běnnéng.Protecting her child is a mother's instinct.
他本能地往后退了一步。Tā běnnéng de wǎng hòu tuì le yī bù.He instinctively stepped back.
Questions about 本能
What does 本能 mean?
本能 (běnnéng) means “instinct”.
How do you pronounce 本能?
本能 is pronounced běnnéng.
Which HSK level is 本能?
本能 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 本子běnzinotebook
- 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
Learn 本能 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.