shēn = sh + (e)n1
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
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How to pronounce 身

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ (e)n1 final

In front of the encampment.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

身 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= z + Ø4
self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely
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丿
piě = pi + e3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]
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Characters with 身 as component

old variant of 躬[gong1]
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duǒ = du + o3
to hide / to dodge / to avoid
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tǎng = t + ang3
to recline / to lie down
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Words with 身

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the whole body / (typography) em
stature / build (height and weight) / figure
itself / in itself / per se

Sentences with 身

身 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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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

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