体育

tǐyū · HSK 2

sport

🏃⚽ 体 = body + 育 = nurture/raise → body-nurturing = physical education

体 means body; 育 means to raise or nurture (same character as in 教育 'education'). Together they literally mean 'body-nurturing' — the school subject of physical education and sports.

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