Definitions
(noun)
body; physical self
(noun)
main part of a structure
(adverb)
personally
(noun)
lifetime
(classifier)
classifier for sets of clothes, such as suits
Etymology
Pictograph of a person with a protruding midsection.
About
身 is a single-component radical, a pictograph of a person with a protruding midsection that originally depicted the torso in profile. Its earliest meaning was 'pregnancy' or 'a woman carrying a child'. Over time, the character's sense broadened to the entire physical human body, and later extended to abstract notions of social status, personal identity, and the self (frequently used in grammatical constructions such as reflexives).
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我的身体很好。
他站在我身边。
她的身材很苗条。
我们要注意自身安全。
他的身份是公司经理。
他全身都被雨淋湿了。
这件事情涉及他的切身利益。
在逆境中，他展现了强大的身心力量。
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