标本
Old HSK 6
标本 (biāoběn) · specimen
标本 (biāoběn) means “specimen; sample”. It is written with 2 characters: 标 (mark) + 本 (measure word for books). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 标本 is built
The characters
标 biāo · mark
What 标 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 示shì — altar
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 票 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
博物馆里有很多昆虫标本。Bówùguǎn lǐ yǒu hěnduō kūnchóng biāoběn.The museum has many insect specimens.
老师让我们做一个植物标本。Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen zuò yī gè zhíwù biāoběn.The teacher asked us to make a plant specimen.
Questions about 标本
What does 标本 mean?
标本 (biāoběn) means “specimen; sample”.
How do you pronounce 标本?
标本 is pronounced biāoběn.
Which HSK level is 标本?
标本 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 标题biāotítitle
- 标准biāozhǔnstandard
- 目标mùbiāotarget
- 标志biāozhìsign
- 标点biāodiǎnpunctuation
- 鼠标shǔbiāo(computer) mouse
- 标记biāojìmark
- 商标shāngbiāotrademark
- 招标zhāobiāoto invite tenders
- 指标zhǐbiāotarget
Learn 标本 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 13: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.