běn 
		benzene
benzol (chemistry)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Bó nán kè 
		Bernanke (name)
Ben Shalom Bernanke (1953-), US economist, Chairman of Fed from 2006
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Bīn zhī 
		Ben Tre, province and city in Vietnam
		 
		
		
														
		
		
					
				
		
			Bīn zhī 
		Ben Tre, province and city in Vietnam
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			běn 
		roots or stems of plants
origin
source
this
the current
root
foundation
basis
classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
originally
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bēn 
		to hurry
to rush
to run quickly
to elope
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bèn 
		to go to
to head for
towards
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bèn 
		stupid
foolish
silly
slow-witted
clumsy
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bēn 
		to rush about
(used in given names)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Jīng jiāo rì bào 
		Beijing Suburbs Daily (newspaper), ben.com.cn
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			běn 
		a basket or pan used for earth
manure etc
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bèn 
		variant of 坋[ben4]
old variant of 笨[ben4]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Jīng jiāo Rì bào 
		Beijing Suburbs Daily (newspaper), ben.com.cn
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bēn 
		(used in given names)
variant of 奔[ben1]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bēn 
		variant of 奔[ben1]
variant of 奔[ben4]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bèn 
		dust
to dust
a bank of earth
to bring together
to dig
also pr. [fen4]