tǐ
body
Simplified form of 體. The foundation (本) of a person (亻) is their body (体).
Evolution

Bronze script
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 体
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
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the body | ||
dead body | ||
media, esp. news media | ||
concrete | ||
body |