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Mandarin · pinyin tǐ biǎo

Meanings

  1. surface of the body
  2. periphery of the body
  3. body thermometer
  4. (literary) a person's appearance
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體
tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
表
biǎo · show, express, manifest, display
体
tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior
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3–3 · ti3 biao3

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