(shǐ)

9 strokes

feces

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
shǐ
Meaning
feces; excrement; a stool; (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc)
Strokes
9
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸尸米

A person, crouched 尸 defecating 米; 米 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shǐ

an urge to defecate

Open 屎意 page →
ēshǐ

to defecate

Open 屙屎 page →
shǐ

to support a child (or invalid etc) while he or she defecates

Open 把屎 page →
gǒushǐ

canine excrement

Open 狗屎 page →
shǐ

booger; dried nasal mucus

Open 鼻屎 page →

Related characters

From ’s common words

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