• 1515th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 32 words
  • Component in 165 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shī (shi1)person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies) • to put a corpse on display (after execution) • variant of 屍 • corpse
2. shī (shi1)corpse

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shī (shi1)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for shī (shi1)The component is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

僵尸 (僵屍)

Uncommon

丧尸 (喪屍)
尸体 (屍體)
行尸走肉 (行屍走肉)
诈尸 (詐屍)

RareShow 27

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.