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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 课本

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
课本 kè běn - textbook
- CL:本[ben3]

List Ranking for: 课本

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 3 14,989 11,114 9,707

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
课 kè- subject
- course
- CL:門|门[men2]
- class
- lesson
- CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]
- to levy
- tax
- form of divination
本 běn- (bound form) root; stem
- (bound form) origin; source
- (bound form) one's own; this
- (bound form) this; the current (year etc)
- (bound form) original
- (bound form) inherent
- originally; initially
- capital; principal
- classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

Other Words Containing 课本

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
课本 - 3 14,989 11,114 9,707