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HSK 1 · Studying

课本

kè běn

textbook

Stroke order of 课本

2 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

课 · 10 strokes本 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

课 is words 讠 with fruit 果 to produce, 本 is a 木 root with a base mark: a textbook.

Parts: 课 lesson (讠 speech + 果 fruit) + 本 root/book (木 tree + 一 mark)

The characters in 课本

  • 课 kè — class; lesson (10 strokes)
  • 本 běn — measure word for books (5 strokes)

Example sentence

请打开课本。

Please open your textbook.

Words with 课

课class; lesson课文text (lesson)上课to attend class下课class is over课堂classroom; class课程course; curriculum功课homework; schoolwork

Words with 本

本子notebook本measure word for books笔记本notebook; laptop本来originally本领skill; ability本事ability; skill基本basic; basically基本上basically; mainly根本fundamental; at all

More words: Studying

学to learn学习to study; to learn课class; lesson课文text (lesson)上课to attend class下课class is over考to take an exam考试exam; to take an exam读to read (aloud); to study读书to read; to study听写dictation; to write from dictation书book书包schoolbag本子notebook知识knowledge教to teach

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