身

身	U+8EAB, 身 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8EAB

⾝	U+2F9D, ⾝ KANGXI RADICAL BODY

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[U+2F9C]

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[U+2F9E]

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Radical 158 身

身 (Kangxi radical 158, 身+0, 7 strokes, cangjie input 竹難竹 (HXH), four-corner 2740₀)

Kangxi radical #158, ⾝.

Derived characters

Appendix:Chinese radical/身
㑗, 𠗏, 𠲳, 𡌏, 㛛, 㧶, 𨓉, 𮀝, 竧, 裑, 𫊾, 𬢭, 𧼅, 𨌈(𫐍), 銵, 𩫙, 鯓
𭄨, 射, 𦎒, 鵢, 𬼧, 𡘪, 䆤, 𢈯, 𤶴

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1237, character 1

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38034

Dae Jaweon: page 1709, character 36

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3807, character 1

Unihan data for U+8EAB

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trad.		身
simp. ^#		身
2nd round simp.		⿻㇒力
alternative forms		𡰬𨊘

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Historical forms of the character 身
Shang	Western Zhou	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

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	Old Chinese
身	*qʰjin
銵	*kʰriːŋ

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Characters in the same phonetic series (身) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

Pictogram (象形) : from a pictograph of a pregnant woman. See also the reversed version 㐆. Unrelated to 射.

Etymology 1

STEDT relates it to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sja-n ~ *sin (“flesh; animal; body”), but recent Old Chinese reconstructions would not support this etymology.

Because 身 is used as a phonetic for 仁 (OC *niŋ) in excavated texts, Baxter and Sagart (2012, 2014) reconstruct the initial as nasal. This would allow for a comparison to Tibetan སྙིང (snying, “heart”), Japhug tɯsni (“heart”) (Baxter and Sagart, 2012; Zhang, Jacques and Lai, 2019), which are from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/k-n(j)i-k/ŋ (“heart; mind; brain”).

Pronunciation

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Variety	Location	edit 身
Mandarin	Beijing	/ʂən⁵⁵/
	Harbin	/ʂən⁴⁴/
	Tianjin	/ʂən²¹/ /sən²¹/
	Jinan	/ʂẽ²¹³/
	Qingdao	/ʃə̃²¹³/
	Zhengzhou	/ʂən²⁴/
	Xi'an	/ʂẽ²¹/
	Xining	/ʂə̃⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/ʂəŋ⁴⁴/
	Lanzhou	/ʂə̃n³¹/
	Ürümqi	/ʂɤŋ⁴⁴/
	Wuhan	/sən⁵⁵/
	Chengdu	/sən⁵⁵/
	Guiyang	/sen⁵⁵/
	Kunming	/ʂə̃⁴⁴/
	Nanjing	/ʂən³¹/
	Hefei	/ʂən²¹/
Jin	Taiyuan	/səŋ¹¹/
	Pingyao	/ʂəŋ¹³/
	Hohhot	/sə̃ŋ³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/səŋ⁵³/
	Suzhou	/sən⁵⁵/
	Hangzhou	/sen³³/
	Wenzhou	/saŋ³³/
Hui	Shexian	/ɕiʌ̃³¹/
Hui	Tunxi	/ɕian¹¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/ʂən³³/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/sən³³/
Gan	Nanchang	/sɨn⁴²/
Hakka	Meixian	/sən⁴⁴/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/ʃen²⁴/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/sɐn⁵³/
	Nanning	/sɐn⁵⁵/
	Hong Kong	/sɐn⁵⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/sin⁵⁵/ /sian⁵⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/siŋ⁴⁴/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/seiŋ⁵⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/siŋ³³/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/tin²³/

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Rime
Character	身
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	書 (26)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	失人切
Baxter	syin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɕiɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/ɕin/
Shao Rongfen	/ɕjen/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɕin/
Li Rong	/ɕiĕn/
Wang Li	/ɕĭĕn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɕi̯ĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shēn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	san¹

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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	身
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	shēn
Middle Chinese	‹ syin ›
Old Chinese	/*n̥i[ŋ]/
English	body; self
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

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Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	身
Reading #	1/1
No.	11247
Phonetic component	身
Rime group	眞
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	申
Old Chinese	/*qʰjin/
Notes	甲金文象人鼓其腹，表其身有孕，非申聲

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Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): shēn (shen¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): sen¹

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): шын (šɨn, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): san¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): sin¹
Gan (Wiktionary): siin¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sṳ̂n

(Meixian, Guangdong): sen¹
Jin (Wiktionary): seng¹
Northern Min (KCR): séng
Eastern Min (BUC): sĭng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sin / sian

(Teochew, Peng'im): sing¹ / sêng¹

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): xieng¹
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹sen
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): shen¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shen
  - Wade–Giles: shên¹
  - Yale: shēn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shen
  - Palladius: шэнь (šɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: sen¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: sen
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sən⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: шын (šɨn, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂəŋ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: san¹
  - Yale: sān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: sin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sin³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: siin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɨn⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̂n
  - Hakka Romanization System: siin^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sin¹
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨn²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: sen¹
  - Sinological IPA: /sən⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: seng¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /səŋ¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: séng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /seiŋ⁵⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sĭng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin
  - Tâi-lô: sin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: syn
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /sin³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian
  - Tâi-lô: sian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siefn
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /siɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /siɛn³³/

Note:

sin - literary;
sian - vernacular (as classifier).

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sing¹ / sêng¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sing / seng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ³³/, /seŋ³³/

Note:

sing1 - Chaozhou, Shantou;
sêng1 - Jieyang.

- (Leizhou)
  - Leizhou Pinyin: xieng¹
  - Sinological IPA: /sieŋ³⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou)
  - Wugniu: ¹sen
  - MiniDict: sen^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹sen
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sən⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /sən⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /sen³³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: shen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ʂən³³/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /sən³³/

Dialectal data

Middle Chinese: syin

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*n̥i[ŋ]/

(Zhengzhang): /*qʰjin/

Definitions

身

(anatomy) body
(figurative) body; main part
pregnancy
oneself
in person; personally
I; me
- 飛據水斷橋，瞋目橫矛曰：「身是張益德也，可來共決死！」敵皆無敢近者……。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  飞据水断桥，瞋目横矛曰：「身是张益德也，可来共决死！」敌皆无敢近者……。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: Chen Shou, Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 3^rd century CE
  Fēi jù shuǐ duàn qiáo, chēnmù héngmáo yuē: “Shēn shì Zhāng Yìdé yě, kě lái gòng juésǐ!” Dí jiē wú gǎn jìn zhě....... [Pinyin]
  [Zhang] Fei seized the river[bank] and destroyed the bridge; he glared angrily with widened eyes, brandished his spear, then declared: "I am Zhang Yide! Come fight me to the death anyone who can!" Of all enemies, none dared approach [...].
life; one's (entire) life
social status
moral character
Classifier for suits of clothes.
(literary or Southern Min, Puxian Min) Classifier for statues, dolls, puppets.
(Southern Min) Classifier for silkworms.
(Cantonese, idiomatic) Classifier for beatings.

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Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		身體
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	身體, 身子
	Taiwan	身體
	Chifeng	身體, 身子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	身體
	Harbin	身體, 身子
	Shenyang	身體, 身子
	Singapore	身體
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	身子
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	身子
	Tangshan	身體, 身子
	Cangzhou	身子, 身子骨兒
	Baoding	身子
	Shijiazhuang	身子
	Jinan	身體, 身子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	身體, 身子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	身子, 身板骨兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	身體, 身子
	Zhengzhou	身
	Xi'an	身體, 身子
	Xining	身體, 身子
	Xuzhou	身子, 身體
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	身子
	Lanzhou	身子, 體子
	Ürümqi	身體, 身子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	身體
	Chongqing	身體, 身子
	Wuhan	身體, 身子
	Guiyang	身體, 身子
	Kunming	身體, 身子
	Guilin	身子, 身體
	Liuzhou	身子, 身體
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	身體, 身子
	Yangzhou	身子
	Nantong	身子
	Hefei	身體, 身子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	身, 身子
	Hong Kong	身
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	身體
	Macau	身
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	身
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	身
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	身
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	身
	Foshan	身
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	身
	Foshan (Shunde)	身
	Foshan (Sanshui)	身
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	身
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	身
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	身
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	身
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	身
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	身
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	身
	Taishan	身
	Kaiping (Chikan)	身
	Enping (Niujiang)	身
	Heshan (Yayao)	身體
	Dongguan	身, 身體
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	身
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	身
	Qingyuan	身
	Fogang	身
	Yingde (Hanguang)	身
	Yangshan	身
	Lianshan (Butian)	身體
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	身
	Shaoguan	身
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	身體
	Renhua	身
	Lechang	身
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	身
	Sihui	身體
	Guangning	身體, 身
	Deqing	身
	Huaiji	身
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	身
	Yunfu	身
	Xinxing	身
	Luoding	身
	Yunan (Pingtai)	身
	Yangjiang	身體, 身子
	Xinyi	身
	Maoming (Xinpo)	身
	Lianjiang	身
	Beihai	身體
	Sanya (Yanglan Maihua)	身體
	Singapore (Guangfu)	身
Gan	Lichuan	身體
Hakka	Meixian	身仔, 身體
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	身體
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	完身
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	完身
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	身
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	身體, 完身
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	身體
	Wuhua (Changbu)	完身
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	完身
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	身
	Jiexi	膚身
	Luhe	身體
	Yudu	身體
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	圓身
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	圓身
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	膴身
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	圓身, 圍身
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	膴身
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	膴身
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	膚身
	Singkawang	膚身
Huizhou	Jixi	身體
Huizhou	Shexian	身體
Jin	Taiyuan	身體, 身子
	Xinzhou	身子, 身體, 身得, 身坯得
	Linhe	身子
	Jining	身體
	Hohhot	身體, 身子
	Zhangjiakou	身體, 身子
	Handan	身體, 身子
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	身, 身體
	Fuzhou (Changle)	身
	Fuqing	身體
	Yongtai	完身
	Gutian	完身
	Pingnan	完身
	Fu'an	完身
	Ningde	完身
	Xiapu	完身
	Zherong	身體
	Shouning	完身, 身體
	Zhouning	完身
	Fuding	身體
Southern Min	Xiamen	身軀
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	身軀
	Quanzhou	身軀
	Zhangzhou	身軀
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	渾身, 渾軀
	Zhao'an	身體
	Taipei	身軀
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	身軀
	Kaohsiung	身軀
	Yilan	身軀
	Changhua (Lukang)	身軀
	Taichung	身軀
	Taichung (Wuqi)	身軀
	Tainan	身軀
	Taitung	身軀
	Hsinchu	身軀
	Kinmen	身軀
	Penghu (Magong)	身軀
	Penang (Hokkien)	身軀
	Singapore (Hokkien)	身軀
	Manila (Hokkien)	身軀
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	身體
	Shantou	身體
	Leizhou	身軀
	Haikou	身體
Puxian Min	Fuding (Aoyao)	身軀
Central Min	Yong'an	完身
Central Min	Sanming (Sanyuan)	完身
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	身
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	身
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	身
Wu	Shanghai	身體, 身子
	Shanghai (Chongming)	身體
	Suzhou	身體
	Danyang	身體
	Hangzhou	身體
	Ningbo	身體
	Wenzhou	身體
Xiang	Changsha	身子
Xiang	Hengyang	身子

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Dialectal synonyms of 身體 (“body”) [map]

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (身):

→ Vietnamese: thân (身)

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): juān, yuān (juan¹, yuan¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄢ, ㄩㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gyun¹ / jyun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: juān
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyuan
  - Wade–Giles: chüan¹
  - Yale: jywān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuan
  - Palladius: цзюань (czjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuān
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuan
  - Wade–Giles: yüan¹
  - Yale: ywān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iuan
  - Palladius: юань (juanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gyun¹ / jyun⁴
  - Yale: gyūn / yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gyn¹ / jyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gün¹ / yun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kyːn⁵⁵/, /jyːn²¹/

Definitions

身

Only used in 身毒 (Juāndú).

Compounds

一身 (yīshēn)
上身 (shàngshēn)
下身 (xiàshēn)
三身 (sānshēn)
三轉身／三转身
中身
中陰身／中阴身
乞身
亢身
人身 (rénshēn)
以身作則／以身作则 (yǐshēnzuòzé)
伏身
保身 (bǎoshēn)
便身
俯身 (fǔshēn)
倒身 (dǎoshēn)
修身 (xiūshēn)
健身 (jiànshēn)
側身／侧身 (cèshēn)
健身房 (jiànshēnfáng)
健身院
備身府／备身府
傷身／伤身 (shāngshēn)
充身
光身子
光身漢／光身汉
免身
全身 (quánshēn)
典身
凶身 (xiōngshēn)
出身 (chūshēn)
分身 (fēnshēn)
切身 (qièshēn)
分身法
分身術／分身术 (fēnshēnshù)
前身 (qiánshēn)
動身／动身 (dòngshēn)
包身工 (bāoshēngōng)
化身 (huàshēn)
半身 (bànshēn)
卑身
占身
厝身
可身
合身 (héshēn)
告身
周身 (zhōushēn)
單身／单身 (dānshēn)
喪身／丧身 (sàngshēn)
單身漢／单身汉 (dānshēnhàn)
單身貴族／单身贵族 (dānshēn guìzú)
回身 (huíshēn)
團身／团身
報身／报身 (bàoshēn)
塑身 (sùshēn)
失身 (shīshēn)
失身分
奮身／奋身
女兒身／女儿身
女身
好身手
妾身 (qièshēn)
委身 (wěishēn)
孑身
存身 (cúnshēn)
孤身 (gūshēn)
安身 (ānshēn)
守身 (shǒushēn)
官身
容身 (róngshēn)
寄身
將身／将身
尸身 (shīshēn)
屈身 (qūshēn)
帶身子／带身子
平身 (píngshēn)
庇身
廁身／厕身 (cèshēn)
影身
後身／后身
復身／复身
惜身
戢身
抄身 (chāoshēn)
扭身
投身 (tóushēn)
折身
投身紙／投身纸
拔身
抽身 (chōushēn)
拂身
抬身
抱身兒／抱身儿 (bàoshēnr)
持身
拿身分
挺身 (tǐngshēn)
挨身
捐身
探身 (tànshēn)
捨身／舍身 (shěshēn)
探身子
插身 (chāshēn)
搜身 (sōushēn)
揣身體／揣身体
撲翻身／扑翻身
撤身
攏身／拢身
㩳身／㧐身
放倒身
敕身
敬身
文身 (wénshēn)
映身
暖身
替身 (tìshēn)
有身 (yǒushēn)
本身 (běnshēn)
束身
栖身 (qīshēn)
棲身／栖身 (qīshēn)
榮身／荣身
槍身／枪身
機身／机身 (jīshēn)
橫身／横身
櫃身子／柜身子
欠身 (qiànshēn)
正身 (zhèngshēn)
歿身／殁身
殉身
殺身／杀身 (shāshēn)
殺身成仁／杀身成仁 (shāshēnchéngrén)
沒身／没身
河身 (héshēn)
法身 (fǎshēn)
沿身
淨身／净身 (jìngshēn)
混身
淨身人／净身人
渾身／浑身 (húnshēn)
滿身／满身 (mǎnshēn)
潤身／润身 (rùnshēn)
潔身／洁身
潛身／潜身
炮身
熱身／热身 (rèshēn)
熱身賽／热身赛
爽身粉 (shuǎngshēnfěn)
獨身／独身 (dúshēn)
獻身／献身 (xiànshēn)
現身／现身 (xiànshēn)
生身 (shēngshēn)
留身
瘦身 (shòushēn)
發身／发身 (fāshēn)
白身 (báishēn)
白身人 (báishēnrén)
皈身
直身 (zhíshēn)
矬身
破身
稱身／称身
空身 (kōngshēn)
竄身／窜身
立身 (lìshēn)
童身
竦身
等身
粉身 (fěnshēn)
紋身／纹身 (wénshēn)
終身／终身 (zhōngshēn)
緊身兒／紧身儿 (jǐnshēnr)
緊身衣／紧身衣 (jǐnshēnyī)
緊身褡／紧身褡
縱身／纵身 (zòngshēn)
纏身／缠身 (chánshēn)
罄身
罩身
置身 (zhìshēn)
美身
翻身 (fānshēn)
翻身戶／翻身户
老身 (lǎoshēn)
肉身 (ròushēn)
脫身／脱身 (tuōshēn)
脫身計／脱身计
腰身
自身 (zìshēn)
致身
船身 (chuánshēn)
色身
著身
葬身 (zàngshēn)
藏身 (cángshēn)
處身／处身 (chǔshēn)
裸身 (luǒshēn)
襯身／衬身
親身／亲身 (qīnshēn)
觸身／触身
觸身球／触身球
言身寸
託身／托身
許身／许身
護身／护身 (hùshēn)
護身物／护身物
護身符／护身符 (hùshēnfú)
護身龍／护身龙
變身／变身 (biànshēn)
貼身／贴身 (tiēshēn)
賠身／赔身
賣身／卖身 (màishēn)
賣身契／卖身契 (màishēnqì)
贖身／赎身 (shúshēn)
赤身 (chìshēn)
起身 (qǐshēn)
起身炮
躋身／跻身 (jīshēn)
身丁錢／身丁钱
身上 (shēnshàng)
身下
身世 (shēnshì)
身亡 (shēnwáng)
身價／身价 (shēnjià)
身先士卒 (shēnxiānshìzú)
身分 (shēnfèn)
身分證／身分证 (shēnfènzhèng)
身受 (shēnshòu)
身命 (shēnmìng)
身型
身子 (shēnzi)
身孕 (shēnyùn)
身家 (shēnjiā)
身己 (shēnjǐ)
身形 (shēnxíng)
身影 (shēnyǐng)
身後／身后 (shēnhòu)
身後事／身后事 (shēnhòushì)
身心 (shēnxīn)
身手 (shēnshǒu)
身故 (shēngù)
身教 (shēnjiào)
身材 (shēncái)
身歷聲／身历声 (shēnlìshēng)
身段 (shēnduàn)
身毒
身法 (shēnfǎ)
身起
身軀／身躯 (shēnqū)
身邊／身边 (shēnbiān)
身邊人／身边人 (shēnbiānrén)
身量 (shēnliang)
身長／身长 (shēncháng)
身韻／身韵 (shēnyùn)
身體／身体 (shēntǐ)
身高 (shēngāo)
躬身 (gōngshēn)
車身／车身 (chēshēn)
輕身／轻身 (qīngshēn)
輸身／输身
轉身／转身 (zhuǎnshēn)
通身 (tōngshēn)
連身／连身
連身裙／连身裙 (liánshēnqún)
進身／进身 (jìnshēn)
遁身
過身／过身 (guòshēn)
過過身／过过身
重身
重身子 (zhòngshēnzi)
金身
錮身／锢身
鏤身／镂身
閃身／闪身 (shǎnshēn)
防身 (fángshēn)
附身 (fùshēn)
陷身 (xiànshēn)
隨身／随身 (suíshēn)
隨身包／随身包
隨身寶／随身宝
隨身燈／随身灯
隨身聽／随身听 (suíshēntīng)
隨身袋／随身袋
隱身／隐身 (yǐnshēn)
隱身術／隐身术
隻身／只身 (zhīshēn)
雙身子／双身子 (shuāngshēnzi)
靠身
章身
顯身手／显身手 (xiǎn shēnshǒu)
飛身／飞身 (fēishēn)
養身／养身 (yǎngshēn)
首身
騰身／腾身
鬧翻身／闹翻身
鹹魚翻身／咸鱼翻身 (xiányú fānshēn)

Kanji

身

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

body
Synonym: 体
identity

Readings

Go-on: しん (shin, Jōyō)
Kan-on: しん (shin, Jōyō)
Kun: み (mi, 身, Jōyō)、む (mu, 身)、むくろ (mukuro, 身)

Compounds

身(しん)体(たい) (shintai): body
身(しん)長(ちょう) (shinchō): stature, one's height
身(しん)辺(ぺん) (shinpen): one's person
身(しん)代(だい) (shindai): one's fortune, one's property
身(み)代(が)わり (migawari): a stand-in, a substitute
身(み)軽(がる) (migaru): agile, nimble, light on one's feet
身(み)形(なり) (minari): one's appearance
身(み)近(ぢか) (mijika): close by, near; familiar
身(み)元(もと) (mimoto): identity
身(み)柄(がら) (migara): social standing
身(み)分(ぶん) (mibun): social position
身(み)寄(よ)り (miyori): relative
身(み)投(な)げ (minage): suicide
身(しん)障(しょう)者(しゃ) (shinshōsha): disabled person
身(み)の上(うえ) (mi no ue): one's circumstances, one's place in life, one's lot or fortune
身(み)勝(がっ)手(て) (migatte): selfishness
身(み)の程(ほど) (mi no hodo): one's social position
身(み)の回(まわ)り (mi no mawari): one's accoutrements, the things about a person, one's personal belongings
全(ぜん)身(しん) (zenshin): whole body
心(しん)身(しん) (shinshin): mind and body
焼(しょう)身(しん) (shōshin): self-immolation
変(へん)身(しん) (henshin): transformation
自(じ)身(しん) (jishin): oneself
独(どく)身(しん) (dokushin): living alone; a bachelor, a single person
単(たん)身(しん) (tanshin): alone, one person
前(ぜん)身(しん) (zenshin): past life
保(ほ)身(しん) (hoshin): self-protection
献(けん)身(しん) (kenshin): devotion
立(りっ)身(しん) (risshin): success in life
小(しょう)身(しん) (shōshin): humble position
細(ほそ)身(み) (hosomi): a narrow body (as of a person or the body of a thing)
中(なか)身(み) (nakami): contents, the insides of something
黄(き)身(み) (kimi): yolk
刺(さし)身(み) (sashimi): sashimi
出(しゅっ)身(しん)地(ち) (shusshinchi): one's native place, where someone is from
身(み)に着(つ)ける (mi ni tsukeru): to wear, to put on the body
一(いっ)身(しん) (isshin): the own person, oneself
一(ひと)身(み) (hitomi): the entire body

Etymology 1

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身
み Grade: 3
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From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *muy. Cognate with 実 (mi, “seed, fruit, offspring”).^[1]

Standalone form of mu below. See also the etymology of 神 (kami, kamu).

Compare Korean 몸 (mom, “body”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) み [mì] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [mʲi]

Noun

身(み) • (mi)

a body; (by extension):
1. the main part of something
  1. the blade of a sword (as opposed to the handle)
  2. meat, flesh (as opposed to skin and bone)
  3. wood (as opposed to the bark)
2. oneself
3. one's position, one's social standing, one's circumstances

Derived terms

身(み)分(ぶん) (mibun): one's identity, one's social standing
中(なか)身(み) (nakami): contents, the insides of something
身(み)になる (mi ni naru)
刺(さし)身(み) (sashimi): sashimi
赤(あか)身(み) (akami): red flesh (of fish); lean meat
黄(き)身(み) (kimi): yolk

Etymology 2

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む Grade: 3
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From Old Japanese. Bound form of mi above, only found in compounds.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mɯ̟]

Noun

身(む) • (mu)

(only in compounds) a body

Derived terms

身(む)代(かわり) (mukawari), 質(むかわり) (mukawari): a hostage
躯(むくろ) (mukuro), 骸(むくろ) (mukuro), 身(むくろ) (mukuro): a (living) body; a (dead) body, a corpse; a rotten tree trunk
正身(むざね) (muzane), 実(むざね) (muzane): the true nature of a person or thing
身(む)狭(さ) (Musa)

Etymology 3

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身
むくろ Grade: 3
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From Old Japanese. Compound of 身 (mu, “body”, bound form of standalone mi) +‎ くろ (kuro). The derivation of the kuro element is uncertain, but it might be an alteration or ancient form of 幹 (kara, “trunk, main part”).^[1]

Alternative forms

躯, 骸

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) むくろ [mùkúró] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [mɯ̟kɯ̟ɾo̞]

Noun

身(むくろ) • (mukuro)

a living body
- 720, 日本書紀 (Nihon Shoki, “Chronicles of Japan”), Volume 7, in the section on 景行天皇 (Keikō-tennō, Emperor Keikō):
  身體長大
  
  人(ひと)となり、むくろ長(たか)く大(おお)きにして
  hitotonari, mukuro takaku ōki ni shite
  His personality and body were lofty and great
a dead body, a corpse
- 14th century, 太平記 (Taiheiki):
  御首(おんくび)は敷皮(しきかは)の上(うえ)に落(お)ちて質(むくろ)は尚(なほ)坐(ざ)せるが如(ごと)し
  onkubi wa shikikawa no ue ni ochite mukuro wa naozaseru ga gotoshi
  The head fell onto the hide rug, and the corpse looked as if it were sitting straight...
a rotten tree trunk

Derived terms

身(むくろ)籠(ごめ) (mukurogome), 躯(むくろ)籠(ごめ) (mukurogome): one's entire body

Etymology 4

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しん Grade: 3
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From Middle Chinese 身 (syin, “body, self”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕĩɴ]

Noun

身(しん) • (shin)

a body

Usage notes

Seldom used on its own. In isolation, the reading mi is much more common.

Derived terms

身(しん)体(たい) (shintai): a body, one's body

References

[1]
Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
[2]
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 身 (MC syin). Recorded as Middle Korean 신 (sin) (Yale: sin) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

身

Wikisource 身 (eumhun 몸 신 (mom sin))

hanja form^? of 신 (“body”)

Compounds

망신 (亡身, mangsin)
변신 (變身, byeonsin)
병신 (病身, byeongsin)
분신 (焚身, bunsin)
삽신 (揷腎, sapsin)
시신 (屍身, sisin)
신병 (身柄, sinbyeong)
신분 (身分, sinbun)
신원 (身元, sinwon)
신체 (身體, sinche)
자신 (自身, jasin)
출신 (出身, chulsin)
헌신 (獻身, heonsin)
대신 (代身, daesin)
혼신 (渾身, honsin)
신체 (身體, sinche, “body”)
만신창이 (滿身瘡痍, mansinchang'i)
살신성인 (殺身成仁, salsinseong'in)
신토불이 (身土不二, sintoburi)

References

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

Han character

身: Hán Nôm readings: thân

chữ Hán form of thân (“torso”).

Compounds

[KDJ-1] [1]
Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] [2]
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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