身
shēn HSK1

body

身 shēn
body place word
the physical body of a human or animal, or the main part of a structure

他侧过身，让路人过去。

tā cè guò shēn, ràng lù​rén guò​qù.

He turned sideways to let the passerby through.

classifier measure word
a classifier used for sets of clothes or outfits

他换了一身干净的衣服。

tā huàn le yī shēn gān​jìng de yī​fu.

He changed into a clean set of clothes.

self idiom
oneself, one's personal identity, or one's moral conduct

做人应当洁身自好，注重自己的名誉。

zuò​rén yīng​dāng jié​shēn​zì​hào, zhù​zhòng zì​jǐ de míng​yù.

One should keep oneself pure and value one's reputation.

pregnant noun
the state of being pregnant

她最近身怀六甲，家务活基本都由丈夫包揽了。

tā zuì​jìn shēn huái​liù​jiǎ, jiā​wù​huó jī​běn dōu yóu zhàng​fu bāo​lǎn le.

She is pregnant, so her husband has taken over almost all of the housework lately.

radical noun
the Kangxi radical 158

“躺”字的左侧是身字旁。

“ tǎng” zì de zuǒ​cè shì shēn zì páng.

The left side of the character 'tang' is the 'body' radical.

life
one's life, lifetime, or safety

他在危险面前奋不顾身。

tā zài wēi​xiǎn miàn​qián fèn​bù​gù​shēn.

He disregarded his own safety in the face of danger.

Frequency
Character
Written text
164th most common 1290.5 per million
Movie subtitles
213th most common 827.5 per million appears in 96% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
134.9 per million appears in 42% of films
Written text
312.2 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 2
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Strokes
7
Unicode
U+8EAB

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)