TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
身
ㄕㄣ · shēn
noun — body; oneself
字源 FORM — what the parts do
身形a person in profile, belly heavy
A person drawn in profile, the belly swollen forward — a body with child. The old texts say 有身 for pregnant. From the trunk: the whole body (身體), then the self that lives in it (本身、親身), then the self's standing (身分).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
油燈把她的側影投在牆上，肚子高高的——有身了。
The oil lamp throws her profile on the wall, belly high — with child.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)身體、有身— the body; to be with child常用
→本身、親身— oneself — in person
⇒身分— status — the self among others
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension