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身 shēn
Explanation: body
身材 figure  身世 life experience
“身”就是指身体、身躯。这个字在甲骨文里表示“怀孕”，它画出一个肚子隆起的人，正用一只脚向前倾以平衡身体（ ）。到了现在，人们仍然用“有了身子”来形容怀了孕的妇女。
This character originally meant “pregnant”, and depicted a human figure with a prominent belly and one leg thrust forward for support and balance （ ）. The modern form means the “human body”.