shì谥（謚）
谥（謚）
common
noun
formal
Meaning of 谥
谥 means posthumous title or honorary epithet conferred upon emperors, nobles, or high officials after death based on their life achievements; to call; to name; to refer to as; to dub. Pronounced shì.
- posthumous title or honorary epithet conferred upon emperors, nobles, or high officials after death based on their life achievements
- to call; to name; to refer to as; to dub
Character Info
Radical讠
Strokes12
Components
讠
益
Stroke Order
谥
Definitions & Examples
Yuè岳
Fēi飞
de的
shì谥
hào号
shì是
"
Wǔ武
Mù穆
"
。
Yue Fei was given the posthumous title "Wumu" (Martial and Revered).
Zhū诸
Gě葛
Liàng亮
bèi被
zhuī追
shì谥
wéi为
"
Zhōng忠
Wǔ武
Hóu侯
"
。
Zhuge Liang was posthumously honored with the title "Zhongwu Hou" (Loyal and Martial Marquis).
Wén文
Tiān天
Xiáng祥
de的
shì谥
hào号
shì是
"
Zhōng忠
Liè烈
"
。
Wen Tianxiang's posthumous title was "Zhonglie" (Loyal and Martyred).
Gǔ古
dài代
huáng皇
dì帝
jià驾
bēng崩
hòu后
，
lǐ礼
guān官
huì会
gēn根
jù据
qí其
shēng生
píng平
nǐ拟
dìng定
shì谥
hào号
。
After an emperor passed away in ancient times, ritual officials would propose a posthumous title based on his life conduct.