身体 (shēntǐ) · body

身体 (shēntǐ) means “body; health”. It is written with 2 characters: 身 (body) + 体 (body). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 身体 is built

What 身 is made of

身 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 7 strokes.

Origin hint: A pregnant woman (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

What 体 is made of

亻rén — person
本běn — book classifier
- 木mù — tree
  - 十 — ten
  - 八bā — eight
- 一 — horizontal stroke

我爷爷身体很好。Wǒ yéye shēntǐ hěn hǎo.My grandpa is in good health.

你身体怎么样？Nǐ shēntǐ zěnmeyàng?How is your health?

What does 身体 mean?

身体 (shēntǐ) means “body; health”.

How do you pronounce 身体?

身体 is pronounced shēntǐ.

Which HSK level is 身体?

身体 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 2.

Learn 身体 with its group

It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 31: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.