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English translations
body, life, person, personally
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 身 ( shēn ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers. This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of shēn are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
身 is composed of 7 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information (Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
stature | skill
身 ( shen / shēn ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 109)
Chinese example words containing the character 身 ( shen / shēn )
浑身 ( húnshēn = all over ),身边 ( shēnbiān = at one's side ),身份证 ( shēnfènzhèng = ID card ),身体 ( shēntĭ = body ),身子 ( shēnzi = body ),塑身 ( sùshēn = body shaper )
Other characters that are pronounced shēn in Chinese
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All words in this dictionary (more to come) were taken from the multimedia Chinese learning software Han Trainer Pro. This Chinese-English dictionary is currently under development.