Chinese Word: 尸 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

尸 (Trad.: 屍)HSK 6

Pinyin: shī

English Definition: corpse; person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies); to put a corpse on display (after execution); variant of 尸 ; corpse

Chinese Definition:
①死人的身体：尸体。尸骸。僵尸。借尸还魂。
②(尸位)空占着职位而不做事，如“尸尸素餐，“尸尸误国”。
③古代祭祀时，代表死者受祭的人。

Total strokes: 3; Radical: 尸

Pictographic:A man keeled over

Character Formation:

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- 丿 [ piě ] slash

Similar Characters: 厂巳

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Example Words

尸体HSK 6	shī tǐ	dead body; corpse; carcass; Classifiers: 具
死尸	sǐ shī	a corpse; a dead body
尸骨	shī gǔ	skeleton of the dead
僵尸	jiāng shī	gyonshi; jiang shi; Chinese vampire; zombie
尸骸	shī hái	corpse; skeleton