身材
shēncái · HSK 4
figure
🧍 身材 = body (身) + material/build (材)
身 means body; 材 means material or timber, extended to build or frame. Together they describe one's physical build or figure. Related: 身体 (body), 材料 (material).
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.