Chinese symbol for “physique”
体魄
tǐ pò
Traditional: 體魄
physique; build
The closest CC-CEDICT match for physique is 体魄 (tǐ pò), defined as: physique; build.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “physique”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 身子骨 | shēn zi gǔ | (coll.) physique; physical constitution; health |
| 体态 (體態) | tǐ tài | figure; physique; bearing; carriage |
| 形体 (形體) | xíng tǐ | figure; physique |
| 体格 (體格) | tǐ gé | bodily health; one's physical state |
| 筋骨 | jīn gǔ | muscles and bones; physique |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 体魄.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 媒体 (媒體) | méi tǐ | media, esp. news media |
| 身体 (身體) | shēn tǐ | the body; one's health |
| 体育 (體育) | tǐ yù | sports; physical education |
| 团体 (團體) | tuán tǐ | group; organization |
| 体系 (體系) | tǐ xì | system; setup |
| 具体 (具體) | jù tǐ | concrete; specific; detailed |
| 魄力 | pò lì | courage; daring |
| 气魄 (氣魄) | qì pò | spirit; boldness |
See also: Japanese symbol for “physique”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.