尸(shī): (literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies)
(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies)
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- shī
- Meaning
- (literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies); (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution); variant of 尸
- Strokes
- 3
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- 屍
Origin & structure
Where 尸 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 尸 step by step
3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
- 1
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- 3
Words with 尸
Common words using 尸 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
(idiom) to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical f…
Open 五马分尸 page →lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea retur…
Open 借尸还魂 page →Related characters
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