體 meaning and stroke order
Body; group, class; form, style, system
How to write 體, stroke by stroke
23 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 體
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- body
- form
- style
- system
- substance
- to experience
- used in 體己|体己[ti1 ji5]
- Taiwan pr. [ti3]
How 體 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bone.
骨 gives the meaning and 豊 hints at the sound.
Radical: 骨 (bone), shared by 21 characters on this site.
How to remember 體
體 is built from 骨 (bone) on the left, which gives the meaning, and 豊 on the right, which hints at the sound. Think of the body as a frame of bones, so bones plus a sound part gives you 體 (tǐ), body.
體 is the traditional form of 体 and appears in words for the body, groups, and form or style, such as 身體 (shēntǐ) and 媒體 (méitǐ). It also means to experience in words like 體驗 (tǐyàn). Example: 你身體好嗎？ (Nǐ shēntǐ hǎo ma?) How is your health?
Common mistake: Learners often write the right side as 豐 (fēng, abundant) instead of 豊, adding extra strokes to the top. Also keep the third tone tǐ in most words, since tī is used only in 體己.
Common words with 體
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 身體 | shēntǐ | the body; one's health | HSK 1 |
| 全體 | quántǐ | all; entire | HSK 2 |
| 體育 | tǐyù | sports; physical education | HSK 2 |
| 體育館 | tǐyùguǎn | gym; gymnasium | HSK 2 |
| 體育場 | tǐyùchǎng | stadium | HSK 2 |
| 媒體 | méitǐ | media, esp. news media | HSK 3 |
| 具體 | jùtǐ | concrete; specific; detailed | HSK 3 |
| 體驗 | tǐyàn | to experience for oneself | HSK 3 |
| 團體 | tuántǐ | group; organization | HSK 3 |
| 體會 | tǐhuì | to know from experience; to learn through experience | HSK 3 |
| 集體 | jítǐ | collective (decision); joint (effort) | HSK 3 |
| 整體 | zhěngtǐ | whole; entirety; overall; whole; general | HSK 3 |
| 體現 | tǐxiàn | to embody; to reflect | HSK 3 |
| 體重 | tǐzhòng | body weight | HSK 4 |
Questions about 體
How many strokes are in 體?
體 is written with 23 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 體 mean?
體 (tǐ) means body; group, class; form, style, system. A common word with it is 身体 (shēntǐ), meaning "the body; one's health".
How do you pronounce 體?
體 is pronounced tǐ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 體?
The radical of 體 is 骨, which carries the idea of "bone". Dictionaries list 體 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 體?
體 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 体, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 身體 and 體 alone?
體 alone is rarely used for body in modern speech. People say 身體 (shēntǐ) for body or health, while 體 mostly appears inside compound words.
How is 體 used to mean a writing or font style?
體 can mean a style of writing, as in 字體 (zìtǐ), font or script style, and 楷體 (kǎitǐ), regular script. It describes the form something takes.