shī

corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; KangXi radical 44

HSK 6 #1517

DEFINITIONS

尸 shī
  • person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies)
  • to put a corpse on display (after execution)
  • variant of 屍|尸[shi1]
  • corpse

STROKES

WORDS

布 shī bù pall (casket covering)
斑 shī bān livor mortis
检 shī jiǎn autopsy
体剖检 shī tǐ pōu jiǎn autopsy
体袋 shī tǐ dài body bag
体解剖 shī tǐ jiě pōu autopsy; postmortem
癖 liàn shī pǐ necrophilia
tǐng shī (lit.) to lie stiff like a corpse; (coll.) to sleep
掘墓鞭 jué mù biān shī to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)
jiǎn shī (slang) to target an intoxicated person for sexual assault
遍野 héng shī biàn yě corpses strew the field; deadly (conflict)
jiǎn shī autopsy; necropsy; postmortem examination
粉 jiāng shǐ fěn "zombie fans", fake followers that can be bought to boost one's popularity on Weibo, Baidu etc
fén shī to cremate
炉 fén shī lú crematorium; crematory oven
suì shī dismembered body
走肉 xíng shī zǒu ròu walking corpse (idiom); zombie; person who lives only on the material level
布 guǒ shī bù shroud; cloth to wrap a corpse
zhà shī sudden movement of a corpse (superstition); fig. sudden torrent of abuse
tǎng shī (deprecatory) to lie motionless (asleep, drunk, lazing etc)
chén shī to lay out the corpse
官 yàn shī guān coroner