notebook (stationery) (CL:本[ben3]); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr
笔 · 10 strokes
Simplified form of 筆. Depicts a utensil for writing (聿) made from bamboo (⺮).
记 · 5 strokes
Simplified form of 記. Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 己 represents the sound.
本 · 5 strokes
Addition of a horizontal line toward the bottom of 木 (tree) to represent the roots of the tree.