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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 身为

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
身为 shēn wéi - in the capacity of
- as

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 10,363 - -

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shēn- body
- life
- oneself
- personally
- one's morality and conduct
- the main part of a structure or body
- pregnant
- classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
- Kangxi radical 158
wéi- as (in the capacity of)
- to take sth as
- to act as
- to serve as
- to behave as
- to become
- to be
- to do
- by (in the passive voice)
wèi- because of
- for
- to
wéi- variant of 為|为[wei2]
wèi- variant of 為|为[wei4]

Other Words Containing 身为

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
身为 - - 10,363 - -