1. (pronoun) this; these
2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)

1. (bound form) root; stem
2. (bound form) origin; source
3. (bound form) one's own; this
4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc)
5. (bound form) original
6. (bound form) inherent
7. originally; initially
8. capital; principal
9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

1. novel
2. fiction

classifiers: 本, 部

1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs

classifier: 個

1. the Confucian classics
2. (Christianity, Judaism) the holy scriptures

classifiers: 本, 部

1. Bible (Classifier: 本 m c mn)
2. classics of sages, especially Confucian classics