Its bronze script is
Similar to the shell bone script, one extra short horizontal line in the bronze script.
Its big seal script is
which is similar to the shell bone script, but there is a dot in the belly. Some people believe that is a baby in the belly of a pregnant woman; others believe that is a belly button. I prefer the latter.
The small seal script is
It is more bent lines, some similarity but less pictography. It is like a very fitness body.
Its clerical script is
which is even far from original pictography.
Its current standard printing script is
which is similar to the shell bone script, but there is a dot in the belly. Some people believe that is a baby in the belly of a pregnant woman; others believe that is a belly button. I prefer the latter.
The small seal script is
It is more bent lines, some similarity but less pictography. It is like a very fitness body.
Its clerical script is
which is even far from original pictography.
Its current standard printing script is
身
same as the clerical script.
Its Pinyin is "Shen1".
The character 身 is for normal body, not pregnant lady's body even thought its big seal script is like the pregnant body. There is a character 孕 (Post 145) is the specific character for pregnant.
The character 身 is for normal body, not pregnant lady's body even thought its big seal script is like the pregnant body. There is a character 孕 (Post 145) is the specific character for pregnant.
The standard script looks like a body with 2 legs!
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