谥(shì)

12 strokesTrad. 諡

(bound form) posthumous name or title

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Character information

Pinyin
shì
Meaning
(bound form) posthumous name or title; (literary) to confer a posthumous name or title
Strokes
12
HSK level
—
Traditional
諡

Origin & structure

Where 谥 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰讠益

In this compound, the meaning comes from 讠 (speech); 益 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

讠yán益yì

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 谥 step by step

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

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Words with 谥

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

shì谥hào号

honorary posthumous name; posthumous title

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zhuī追shì谥

to grant a posthumous honorary title or name

Open 追谥 page →

Related characters

From 谥’s common words

号追

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