Chinese character

尸

shī

body, corpse

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3 strokesRadical 尸No. 1699Simplified

Meaning

Definitions are in English.

body, corpse
(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies)
(literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution)
variant of 屍|尸[shi1]
(bound form) corpse

Simplified / Traditional

尸→尸

Variant forms: 屍

Variant forms

屍shī

Components

丿piě

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A man keeled over

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尸

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Words

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尸体尸体shī tǐcorpse; dead body 僵尸僵尸jiāng shīgyonshi; jiang shi; Chinese vampire; zombie 死尸死尸sǐ shīcorpse; dead body 丧尸丧尸sāng shīzombie 验尸验尸yàn shīautopsy; postmortem examination

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