身

shēn

“Body” in Chinese is 身 (shēn).

Other characters with the syllable shen: see all 12 →

Meaning

body
life
oneself

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personally
one's morality and conduct
the main part of a structure or body
pregnant
classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
Kangxi radical 158

Example

我身上没有钱。

I have no money on me.

From 身上 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 身

身上shēnshangon the bodyHSK 1 身体shēntǐthe bodyHSK 1 全身quánshēnthe whole bodyHSK 2 身边shēnbiānat one's sideHSK 2 自身zìshēnitselfHSK 3 身份证shēnfènzhèngidentity cardHSK 3 健身jiànshēnto exerciseHSK 4 身材shēncáistatureHSK 4

More HSK 1 characters

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