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身
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somebody

HSK 1 N2
Human →Body
shēn
シン
み
신
Pictograph of a person with a protruding midsection.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
身
Regular
Modern
Chinese
身 [shēn]
body; life; oneself; 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
Japanese
身 み 同音

noun

  1. one's body; one's person
  2. oneself; one's appearance
  3. one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
  4. main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)
躯 、 骸 、 身 むくろ 同音
noun (dead) body; corpse
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
身 みさき
Misaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
身体 [shēn​tǐ] #678
the body
身上 [shēn​shang] #460
on the body
身边 [shēn​biān] #849
at one's side
身边 [shēn​biān] #849
at one's side
身份 [shēn​fèn] #1,013
identity
本身 [běn​shēn] #3,157
itself
自身 [zì​shēn] #5,456
itself
单身 [dān​shēn] #2,072
unmarried
单身 [dān​shēn] #2,072
unmarried
全身 [quán​shēn] #3,023
whole body
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 体 [からだ] #270
body
⭐ 自身 [じしん] #658
(one's) self
⭐ 全身 [ぜんしん] #1,377
whole (body)
⭐ 味方 [みかた] #1,527
friend
⭐ 身体 [しんたい] #1,603
body
⭐ 中身 [なかみ] #1,643
contents
⭐ 自分自身 [じぶんじしん] #2,407
oneself
⭐ 身につける [みにつける] #2,839
to learn
⭐ 出身 [しゅっしん] #2,856
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
⭐ 身近 [みぢか] #3,002
near oneself
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KOREAN WORDS (41)
자신 #2,695
self; oneself
병신 #3,435
handicapped; disabled
신세 #7,732
debt of gratitude
보신 #8,534
self-protection
신원 #8,650
identity
출신 #10,146
social status
신분증 #11,606
identification card
신체 #11,923
body
화신 #15,566
incarnation; manifestation; embodiment
신병 #20,781
suspect
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