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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qū | qu1
English translation
the human body

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

Contains the radical

shēn

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

body

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

身区

Semantic compound

shēn

Phonetic compound

Ōu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shēn represents the meaning and Ōu represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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躯干 qū gàn 粗壮 cū zhuàng , dàn tuǐ què hěn shòu .

He has a strong body, but rather thin legs.

zài 躯干 qū gàn de 前方 qián fāng , 宛如 wǎn rú duǒ 玫瑰 méi guī chuò zài 长长的枝条 zhī tiáo shǎng .

Straight ahead of her, as though it were a rose on a stem.

七十五 suì le , de 身躯 shēn qū 还是 háishi 挺直 de .

At 75 he is still erect.

de 双腿 shuāng tuǐ 庞大 pángdà 身躯 shēn qū de 其他 qítā 部分 bùfen 相比 xiāng bǐ 瘦得可怜 kělián

His legs were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk.

自己 zìjǐ 骇人 hài rén de 庞大 pángdà 身躯 shēn qū Xiàng 桌子 zhuōzi 挪近 le xiē

He moved his menacing bulk closer to the table.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
躯体 qū tǐ body軀體
身躯 shēn qū body身軀
human body
躯干 qū gàn trunk軀幹
躯壳 qū qiào the body (housing the soul)軀殼
捐躯 juān qū to sacrifice one's life捐軀

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