本身 běnshēn itself

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Stroke order

本身 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

本身 — the Chinese character for itself (běnshēn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 本身 — itself

本 — 5 strokes
身 — 7 strokes

Senses

itself
in itself
per se

Characters in 本身

本 běn — (bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this
身 shēn — body; life; oneself

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

本身 is pronounced běnshēn and means “itself”.

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