body

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from oracle-bone script depicting a human figure viewed from the front with arms outstretched on either side, looking upward. Over time, this pictographic form evolved into the modern ideograph representing the human body.

Mnemonic: The shape of "body" resembles a person standing upright with arms hanging down at both sides.

• 身shēn🔊

  body

  7 strokes

• 躬gōng🔊

  old variant of 躬[gong1]

  10 strokes

• 躯qū🔊

  human body

  11 strokes

• 躰tǐ🔊

  variant of 體|体[ti3]

  12 strokes

• 躲duǒ🔊

  to hide

  HSK 5

  13 strokes

• 䠷tiǎo🔊

  used in 高䠷[gao1 tiao3]

  13 strokes

• 躱duǒ🔊

  variant of 躲[duo3]

  13 strokes

• 躺tǎng🔊

  to recline

  HSK 4

  15 strokes

• 躹jū🔊

  variant of 鞠[ju1]

  15 strokes

• 軆tǐ🔊

  old variant of 體|体[ti3]

  20 strokes