How do you pronounce 本草?

本草 is pronounced "běn cǎo" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

What HSK level is 本草?

本草 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

本草 is made up of the characters 本, 草. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 本草 using our stroke order tool.

本草 (běn cǎo) means "a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine; Chinese materia medica" in Chinese.

本草

běn cǎo

a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine; Chinese materia medica

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本草 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

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