课本
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
课本 (kèběn) · textbook
课本 (kèběn) means “textbook”. It is written with 2 characters: 课 (lesson) + 本 (measure word for books). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 课本 is built
The characters
课 kè · lesson
What 课 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 果guǒ — fruit
- 田tián — field
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 果 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
请打开课本。Qǐng dǎkāi kèběn.Please open your textbooks.
你的课本在哪儿？Nǐ de kèběn zài nǎr?Where is your textbook?
Questions about 课本
What does 课本 mean?
课本 (kèběn) means “textbook”.
How do you pronounce 课本?
课本 is pronounced kèběn.
Which HSK level is 课本?
课本 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 课文kèwénlesson text
- 上课shàngkèto have class
- 下课xiàkèto finish class
- 课堂kètángclassroom
- 功课gōngkèhomework
- 课程kèchéngcourse
- 课题kètíresearch topic
- 旷课kuàngkèto skip class
- 课kèlesson
- 本子běnzinotebook
Learn 课本 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 6: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.