身体
shēntǐ · HSK 1
body
🧍 身 (body) + 体 (body/form) = the physical body
Both characters mean body: 身 originally depicted a pregnant torso, while 体 (simplified from 體) pairs 亻(person) with 本 (root/origin) — the person's root substance. Together they reinforce the meaning: the physical body.
身 — pictograph of a pregnant body
身 is a pictograph originally depicting a person with a swollen belly, representing a pregnant woman in profile. Over time the meaning broadened from 'pregnancy' or 'torso' to refer to the body in general, and by extension oneself or one's person.