身 — Chinese character
身
shēn
body, torso; person; pregnancy
- Pinyin
- shēn
- Radical
- 158 ⾝ (Body)
- Strokes
- 7
- Formation
- pictographic — A pregnant woman
- Japanese
- 身 as a kanji
Common words with 身
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 身体 (身體) | shēn tǐ | the body; one's health |
| 身上 | shēn shang | on the body; at hand |
| 本身 | běn shēn | itself; in itself |
| 身份 | shēn fèn | identity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as ..." 以 (yǐ) + ... + 的身份 (de shēn fèn)); s |
| 身边 (身邊) | shēn biān | at one's side; on hand |
| 自身 | zì shēn | itself; oneself |
| 全身 | quán shēn | the whole body; (typography) em |
| 出身 | chū shēn | to be born of; to come from |
| 身分 | shēn fèn | variant of 身份 (shēn fèn) |
| 身为 (身為) | shēn wéi | in the capacity of; as |
| 身份证 (身份證) | shēn fèn zhèng | identity card; ID |
| 终身 (終身) | zhōng shēn | lifelong; all one's life |
English words written with 身
身 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 23 · Analects 17 · I Ching 2 · Mencius 53 · Zhuangzi 115 · Great Learning 15 · Doctrine of the Mean 17
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 7
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 9
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 13
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 16
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 26
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 44
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 52
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 54
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