尸
Ancient forms
1 formForms of 屍, a traditional form of 尸.
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Meaning
shī shi1
屍
- (bound form) corpse
尸
- (literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies)
- (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution)
Example sentences
- What would you do in the event of a zombie apocalypse?
HSK words with 尸
More words with 尸
- 分尸 fēnshī to dismember a corpse
- 尸罗 shīluó sila (Buddhism)
- 尸布 shībù pall (casket covering)
- 死尸 sǐshī corpse; dead body
- 尸身 shīshēn corpse; dead body
- 全尸 quánshī intact corpse
- 干尸 gānshī desiccated corpse; mummified body
- 尸骨 shīgǔ skeleton of the dead
- 活尸 huóshī zombie
- 收尸 shōushī to collect or retrieve a corpse (for burial or cremation); to claim a body
- 尸首 shīshou dead 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.)