shī

common
noun

Meaning of

尸 means corpse; dead body; ritual substitute for dead ancestor. Pronounced shī.

  • corpse; dead body
  • ritual substitute for dead ancestor

Character Info

Radical
Strokes3
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

biān
xiàn
le
shī
 

A corpse was found by the river.

xià
de
gǎn
kào
jìn
jiāng
shī
 

He was too scared to get close to the stiff corpse.

Xíng
shī
zǒu
ròu
de
shēng
huó
háo
 

A life of a walking corpse has no meaning at all.

Jǐng
fāng
zhèng
zài
diào
chá
shī
de
shēn
fèn
 

The police are investigating the identity of the corpse.

Bào
guò
hòu
 
hǎi
biān
chōng
shàng
lái
le
shī
 

After the heavy rain, several corpses washed up on the shore.