身 shēn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 身 — body, torso
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
身子
shēnzi
body
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 老人刚做完手术，身子还很虚弱，不宜长途奔波。 Lǎorén gāng zuò wán shǒushù, shēnzi hái hěn xūruò, bù yí chángtú bēnbō. The old man had just had surgery and was still physically weak, so he should not travel long distances.
- 他天天锻炼，身子越来越结实。 Tā tiāntiān duànliàn, shēnzi yuèláiyuè jiēshi. He exercises every day, and his body is getting stronger and stronger.
- 她弯下身子，把掉在地上的书捡起来。 Tā wān xià shēnzi, bǎ diào zài dì shàng de shū jiǎn qǐlái. She bent down and picked up the book that had fallen on the floor.
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