身 shēn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 身 — body, torso
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
身躯
shēnqū
body; physique
Characters in this word
躯 qū
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 身 — body, torso
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 消防员用自己的身躯挡住倒塌的门板，护住了被困儿童。 Xiāofángyuán yòng zìjǐ de shēnqū dǎngzhù dǎotā de ménbǎn, hùzhù le bèikùn értóng. The firefighter used his own body to block the collapsing door panel and protect the trapped child.
- 爷爷虽然年过七十，身躯依然挺拔结实。 Yéye suīrán nián guò qīshí, shēnqū yīrán tǐngbá jiēshi. Although grandpa is over seventy, his body is still upright and strong.
- 他瘦高的身躯在人群中很容易被认出来。 Tā shòugāo de shēnqū zài rénqún zhōng hěn róngyì bèi rèn chūlái. His tall, thin figure is easy to pick out in a crowd.
Related words
- 身上 shēnshang on the body; on oneself
- 身体 shēntǐ body; health
- 全身 quánshēn whole body
- 身边 shēnbiān by one's side; with one
- 身份证 shēnfènzhèng identity card
- 自身 zìshēn oneself; one's own
- 健身 jiànshēn fitness
- 身材 shēncái body shape
- 身份 shēnfèn identity
- 身高 shēngāo height
- 转身 zhuǎnshēn to turn around
- 一身 yìshēn whole body; a suit of clothes