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体

tǐ

HSK 2 Character Traditional 體

What 体 means

1. body
2. form
3. style
4. system
5. substance
6. to experience
7. aspect (linguistics)

Other readings

体 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• tīused in {体己|tī ji}; Taiwan pr. tǐ

Example sentences

• 水是液体。
  Water is a liquid.
• 你真体贴。
  You are so considerate.
• 我身体不适。
  Wǒ shēntǐ bù shì.
  I'm not feeling well.
• 她天生体弱。
  Tā tiānshēng tǐruò.
  She is weak by nature.
• 体育无国界。
  Tǐyù wúguójiè.
  Sport knows no borders.
• 我身体很好。
  I'm healthy.

Words starting with 体

• 体育tǐ yùsports; physical education
• 体现tǐ xiànto embody; to reflect; to incarnate
• 体会tǐ huìto know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize
• 体验tǐ yànto experience for oneself
• 体贴tǐ tiēconsiderate (of other people's needs)
• 体积tǐ jīvolume (amount of space an object occupies)
• 体系tǐ xìsystem; setup
• 体面tǐ miàndignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable…
• 体谅tǐ liàngto empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding
• 体制tǐ zhìsystem; organization
• 体重tǐ zhòngbody weight
• 体力tǐ lìphysical strength; physical power
• 体内tǐ nèiwithin the body; in vivo
• 体育馆tǐ yù guǎngym; gymnasium; stadium
• 体育场tǐ yù chǎngstadium
• 体温tǐ wēn(body) temperature
• 体质tǐ zhì(a person's) constitution; underlying physical condition; physical makeup…
• 体操tǐ cāogymnastic; gymnastics
• 体味tǐ wèibody odor; to appreciate a subtle taste
• 体能tǐ néngphysical capability; stamina
• 体坛tǐ tánsporting circles; the world of sport
• 体育运动tǐ yù yùn dòngsports; athletic activities
• 体形tǐ xíngfigure; bodily form
• 体育活动tǐ yù huó dòngsports; sporting activity

Words containing 体

• 身体shēn tǐthe body; one's health
• 媒体méi tǐmedia, esp. news media
• 具体jù tǐconcrete; specific; detailed
• 整体zhěng tǐwhole; entirety; overall; whole; general; on the whole; overall
• 集体jí tǐcollective (decision); joint (effort); a group
• 液体yè tǐliquid
• 固体gù tǐsolid
• 尸体shī tǐcorpse; dead body
• 团体tuán tǐgroup; organization; team
• 个体gè tǐan individual; self-employed individual; small business operator (abbr. for 个体户
• 大体dà tǐin general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole; overall situation…
• 立体lì tǐthree-dimensional; solid; stereoscopic
• 解体jiě tǐto break up into components; to disintegrate; to collapse
• 繁体字fán tǐ zìtraditional Chinese character
• 简体字jiǎn tǐ zìsimplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字
• 全体quán tǐall; entire
• 群体qún tǐcommunity; colony
• 人体rén tǐhuman body
• 主体zhǔ tǐmain part; bulk; body
• 总体zǒng tǐcompletely; totally; total
• 字体zì tǐcalligraphic style; typeface; font
• 肉体ròu tǐphysical body
• 多媒体duō méi tǐmultimedia
• 一体yī tǐan integral whole; all concerned; everybody

Characters that look like 体

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 林lín(bound form) woods; forest; (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)…
• 依yīto depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to
• 休xiūto rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease
• 妹mèiyounger sister
• 沐mùto bathe; to cleanse; to receive
• 侬nóngyou (Wu dialect); I, me (classical)

Sounds the same

Read tǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 躰variant of 体
• 軆old variant of 体