体
體tī
#149 most
frequent character
used in 體己|体己[ti1ji5], Taiwan pr. [ti3]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
体 joins 亻 person with 本 self. The self part meant 'self' in classical Chinese, not modern Mandarin. Together they give the first sense 'arms and legs', which grew to 'body', 'substance', and 'form'.
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