shēn

Traditional: 身

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Translation

body, oneself

Stroke order

Stroke order for 身

Examples

I don't have any money on me.

jiànkāng

He's in good health.

I'm surrounded by good friends.

He has a lot of strength in his body.

hóng

She is wearing a red garment.

身 (shēn) means body, and by extension oneself. It builds 身体 (body, health), 身上 (on one's person), and 身边 (at one's side), where the body becomes a reference point for location.

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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 身.

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This word is part of lesson 102.