身 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

身 English definition

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

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : to stretch; to extend;
  • : large crowd;
  • : to advance;
  • : groan;
  • : (used in female names);
  • : pregnant;
  • : The
  • : close; deep; late; profound; dark (of color, water etc);
  • : brisk; vigorous (of fire);
  • : a kind of jade;
  • : multitude; crowd;
  • : to extend; to state; to explain; 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey;
  • : arsenic (chemistry);
  • : residue from oil making;
  • : member of gentry;
  • : 畄
  • : long; numerous;
  • : ginseng;
  • : to inform; to inquire;
  • : large crowd;
  • : carangid (zoology);

Sentences examples with 身

  • 身体生病了,要吃药。
    Shēntǐ shēngbìngle, yào chī yào.
  • 今天我的身体不太舒服。
    Jīntiān wǒ de shēntǐ bù tài shūfú.
  • 我每天早上都去锻炼身体。
    Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang dōu qù duànliàn shēntǐ.
  • 我身体不舒服,发烧了。
    Wǒ shēntǐ bú shūfú, fāshāole.
  • 谢谢你的关心,我的身体好多了。
    Xièxiè nǐ de guānxīn, wǒ de shēntǐ hǎoduōle.

Words containing 身, by HSK level