身 shēn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 身 — body, torso
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
身影
shēnyǐng
figure; silhouette; sight of someone
Characters in this word
影 yǐng
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 彡 — hair
- Made of
- 景 scenery, view 彡 hair
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 黎明前，巡逻员的身影在堤坝上缓慢移动。 Límíng qián, xúnluóyuán de shēnyǐng zài dībà shàng huǎnmàn yídòng. Before dawn, the patrol officer's figure moved slowly along the embankment.
- 每天清晨，爷爷锻炼的身影都会出现在公园里。 Měitiān qīngchén, yéye duànliàn de shēnyǐng dōu huì chūxiàn zài gōngyuán lǐ. Every early morning, grandpa's figure doing exercises appears in the park.
- 母亲在厨房忙碌的身影，成了我童年最温暖的记忆。 Mǔqīn zài chúfáng mánglù de shēnyǐng, chéngle wǒ tóngnián zuì wēnnuǎn de jìyì. The sight of my mother busy in the kitchen became the warmest memory of my childhood.
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