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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *光* | 光* | *光
light; ray (CL:) / bright; shiny / only; merely / used up; finished / to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
HSK 3
the body / one's health
HSK 1
whole body / from head to toe / single person / a suit of clothes
HSK 5
on the body / at hand / among
HSK 1
the whole body / (typography) em
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *挺* | 挺* | *挺
straight / erect / to stick out (a part of the body) / to (physically) straighten up / to support / to withstand / outstanding / (coll.) quite / very / classifier for machine guns
HSK 2
main part / bulk / body / subject / agent
HSK 5
body weight
HSK 4
learning; knowledge; scholarship / a body of specialized knowledge (CL:門|门); (fig.) any activity that demands expertise, skill or experience (e.g. gathering forensic evidence, selecting clothing, managing relationships)
HSK 4
whole entity / entire body / synthesis / as a whole (situation, construction, team etc) / global / macrocosm / integral / holistic / whole
HSK 3
(of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course / (fig.) to function; to be in operation / (of a train service etc) to operate; to run / (of a computer) to run
HSK 5
face (body part)
HSK 7-9
human body
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *官* | 官* | *官
government official / governmental / official / public / organ of the body / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
pleasant body scent
uncomfortably hot and dry; stiflingly hot; (of the body) flushed and feverishly warm; (fig.) agitated; restless; irritable; (TCM) dry-heat
to collect or retrieve a corpse (for burial or cremation); to claim a body
mechanism; gear / machine-operated / office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body / stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick / CL: 個|个
HSK 6
body fat
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *欠* | 欠* | *欠
to owe / to lack / (literary) to be deficient in / (bound form) yawn / to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
HSK 5
(zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc) / (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc
HSK 5
body / pregnancy / health
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *背* | 背* | *背
the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / (slang) unlucky / hard of hearing
HSK 2
fundamental law / body of basic laws
scale for measuring body weight; bathroom scale
weak (of body or limbs) / limp / gone soft
(of facts or truth) to become fully revealed; to come to light / (old) wine cup / (coll.) whiting (used in whitewash) / (coll.) (neologism c. 2020) healthcare worker in a full-body protective suit (from the white robot Baymax in Disney's "Big Hero 6", called "大白" in Chinese)
group / a large body of / production brigade / military group
HSK 7-9
body lotion / body shampoo
governing body of an autonomous territory
pain / (of a body part) to be painful; to be sore; to hurt / (of a person) to be in pain
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *具* | 具* | *具
tool / device / utensil / equipment / instrument / talent / ability / to possess / to have / to provide / to furnish / to state / classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
upper part of the body / to put on (clothes on the upper body) / (of a spirit, disease, misfortune etc) to afflict one; to possess one
immortal body (of born again Daoist)
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  *泓* | 泓* | *泓
clear / vast and deep / classifier for a body of clear water
scale for measuring body weight; bathroom scale
fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)
HSK 7-9
(of sb or sth) whole or entire body
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *膁* | 膁* | *膁
(usu. of an animal) the part of the side of the body between the ribs and the hipbone
the bottom of a body of water
part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc)
HSK 5
carcass / naked body
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *體* | 體* | *體
body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics)
body odor / to appreciate a subtle taste
the agency in charge of (e.g. a program); the relevant government body
people's congress, a legislative body within the PRC's system of government at any of various levels – national, provincial, municipal, county or township (abbr. for 人民代表大會|人民代表大会)
labor / able-bodied worker / laborer / work force
(of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time / a derivative version of sb (or sth) (e.g. avatar, proxy, clone, sockpuppet) / to spare some time for a separate task / to cut a corpse into pieces / to pull a body apart by the four limbs / parturition
corpse; dead body
HSK 7-9
vast body of water / CL:
HSK 7-9
object; body; substance
HSK 7-9
body
HSK 7-9
(body) temperature
HSK 7-9
lower chamber (of legislative body) / lower house / the House of Commons
limb / limbs and trunk / body
HSK 7-9
to cultivate one's moral character / (fashion) slim-fit / body-hugging
aspect of the celestial bodies (used for navigation and astrology)
this text / article / the main body of a book
thick / heavy / thickset (body) / massive / generous / extravagant / profound / dignified
stand-in / substitute / body double / stuntman / scapegoat / fall guy / to stand in for sb else
HSK 7-9
adult squid, typically more than 15 cm long with a slender body and fins in the shape of a big rhombus (Tw)
level of heat / (fig.) zeal / fervor / (coll.) a temperature (i.e. abnormally high body heat)
person / personal / human body
HSK 7-9
lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) / fig. to dance about / to express one's feelings in body language / to gesture animatedly / (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs
opposite bank (of a body of water)
waters / body of water
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *魂* | 魂* | *魂
soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)
HSK 7-9
lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
Political and Legal Affairs Commission (may refer to the national-level Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, responsible for overseeing law enforcement, judicial affairs and domestic security, or a corresponding body at a lower administrative level)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *骸* | 骸* | *骸
bones of the body
the four limbs of the body
member (of a legislative body) / representative
HSK 7-9
to calm (soothe) the nerves / to relieve uneasiness of body and mind
the real body (of Buddha or a God) / true effigy
(TCM) upper burner, the part of the body within the thoracic cavity (above the diaphragm, including the heart and lungs)
to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind"
body of water
pose or motion of one's body in martial arts
even / well-distributed / homogeneous / well-proportioned (figure, body etc)
HSK 7-9
inner membrane; internal lining (of an organ or body cavity)
rich / strong / heavy (fragrance) / dense / full-bodied / intense
HSK 7-9
body and mind / mental and physical
HSK 7-9
celestial body / nude body
Nivea, skin and body care brand
(human) body
able-bodied man (capable of fighting in a war)
bare upper body / bare-chested / to bare one's chest
your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (borrowed from Japanese)
rigid body
body sculpting (weight loss and exercise)
(TCM) lower burner, the part of the body within the pelvic cavity (below the navel, including the kidneys, bladder and intestines)
to twist and sway (one's body)
body of a vehicle or machine / fuselage of a plane
pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard
living body / live specimen
the Emperor's body / Holy body / the current reigning Emperor
three-body problem (mechanics)
lower body / euphemism for genitals / root and stem of plants
screen-to-body ratio (of a smartphone etc)
to arch one's body and fling one's head back

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