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本身 sendiri
Stroke order
本身 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

- 本 — 5 strokes
- 身 — 7 strokes
Senses
- itself
- in itself
- per se
Related words
本身 is pronounced běnshēn and means “sendiri”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 本身 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.