尸
Character
(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies)
- Radical
- 尸 (itself)
- Strokes
- 3
- Structure
- Left–right
- Parts
- 丿
- Traditional
- 尸
- Frequency
- #1963 most common character
Meaning
shī
shi1- (literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies) CC-CEDICT
- (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution) CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) corpse CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 3 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 尸
Draw “尸” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
河边发现了一具尸体。
hé biān fā xiàn le yí jù shī tǐ
A dead body was found by the river.
AI-generated sentence
警察在查这个尸体。
jǐng chá zài chá zhè ge shī tǐ
The police are looking at this dead body.
AI-generated sentence
医生看了尸体，说人死了三天。
yī shēng kàn le shī tǐ, shuō rén sǐ le sān tiān
The doctor looked at the body and said the person died three days ago.
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Words with 尸
See all 61 →尸体shī tǐthe dead body of a person or an animalWordHSK 7–9尸僵shī jiāngrigor mortisWord尸块shī kuàibody parts (of a mutilated corpse)Word尸布shī bùpall (casket covering)Word尸斑shī bānlivor mortisWord尸检shī jiǎnautopsyWord尸禄shī lùto hold a sinecureWord尸罗shī luósila (Buddhism)Word尸臭shī chòuodor of a dead bodyWord尸身shī shēncorpse; dead bodyWord尸首shī shoudead body; corpse (Note: In expressions like 尸首分离 (shī shou fēn lí) or 尸首异处 (shī shou yì chù), decapitation is implied.)Word尸骨shī gǔskeleton of the deadWord