Featured image for 尸 shī Dictionary entry displaying the word's hanzi, pinyin and the Mandarin Temple logo and tagline.

Pronunciation

shī

To complete this step you need to listen to the audio pronunciation of the word once.

shī Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word shī .

To complete this step you need to read and scroll down.

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shī | shi1
English translation
person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies)
to put a corpse on display (after execution)
variant of shī
corpse
body, corpse

Learn the Chinese word shī in 8 easy steps:

1
Start completing the learning steps to receive the bonus.
You have completed 4/7 steps. Keep going!
Congratulations! You have completed the first learning sequence for this character.
Temple Coins Received
0
2
Unlocks in 48h after completing the first learning phase.
Start completing the learning steps to receive the bonus.
You have completed 4/7 steps. Keep going!
Congratulations! You have completed the second learning sequence for this character.
Temple Coins Received
0
3
Unlocks in 7 days after completing the second learning phase.
Start completing the learning steps to receive the bonus.
You have completed 4/7 steps. Keep going!
Congratulations! You have completed the second learning sequence for this character.
Temple Coins Received
0
Slide 1 Heading
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit dolor
Click Here
Slide 2 Heading
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit dolor
Click Here
Slide 3 Heading
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit dolor
Click Here
Previous slide
Next slide

About shī

Read some general information about the Chinese word shī .

To complete this step you need to read and scroll down..

Number of strokes

3

Radical frequency

148

Traditional form

shī

Contains the radical

shī

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A man keeled over

Etymology of shī

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word shī .

To complete this step you need to read and scroll down..

Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

丿 piě

Explanation

Pictograph of a bent-over human.

Write it!

Practice your Chinese writing skills and learn precisely where and when to draw every stroke of the
Chinese word shī .
     Press the Show Strokes button to see the strokes and their order and hit Start Drawing when you are
ready to practice.

To complete this step you need to write the word once.

Spread the word

Example sentences using shī

Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word shī in different contexts.

To complete this step you need to listen to each of the five Chinese sentences at least once. and scroll down.

不一会 bù yī huì , 老魏 de 尸体 shītǐ zhǐ shèng 白骨 bái gǔ duī le .

In moments, nothing was left of Old Wei but bare bones.

它们 tā men 老太婆 lǎo tài pó de 尸体 shītǐ dào le 空地 kōng dì shǎng .

They dragged the old woman's body out into the open clearing.

尸体 shītǐ tǎng zài 血泊 xuè pō Zhōng .

The body was lying in a pool of blood.

空难 kōng nàn zhě de 尸体 shītǐ tǎng zài 地上 dì shang .

Lifeless bodies from the airplane crash lay on the ground.

认为 rènwéi 法律 fǎlǜ rén fēn shī tài 厉害 lìhai le diǎn .

'It's hard in the law to split a man, I think.

Words with shī

Explore 20 words and sayings that include the Chinese character shī in their composition.

To complete this step you need to read and scroll down.

FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
尸体 shītǐ dead body屍體
shī corpse shī
僵尸 jiāng shī gyonshi殭屍
验尸 yàn shī autopsy驗屍
死尸 sǐ shī a corpse死屍
尸骨 shī gǔ skeleton of the dead屍骨
尸检 shī jiǎn autopsy屍檢
行尸走肉 xíng shī zǒu ròu zombie行屍走肉
尸首 shī shou corpse屍首
干尸 gān shī mummy乾屍
尸骸 shī hái corpse屍骸
借尸还魂 jiè shī huán hún lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise借屍還魂
挺尸 tǐng shī (coll.) to sleep挺屍
陈尸 chén shī to lay out the corpse陳屍
马革裹尸 mǎ gé guǒ shī to be buried in a horse hide (idiom)馬革裹屍
尸位素餐 shī wèi sù cān to hold a sinecure (idiom)尸位素餐 shī wèi sù cān
尸斑 shī bān livor mortis屍斑
恋尸癖 liàn shī pǐ necrophilia戀屍癖
尸僵 shī jiāng rigor mortis屍僵
掘墓鞭尸 jué mù biān shī to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)掘墓鞭屍

shī Decomposition & Compounds

To complete this step you need to read and scroll down.

shī Compounds

See all 363 Chinese words that contain the character shī in their composition.

  • shī
      • ne , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
      • , , , , , , ,
    • Zhǎn
      • niǎn , niǎn , chǎn , zhǎn , , , , niǎn , 𦟌
      • , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
      • ō , , , , , , , , , , ,
        • è , è , , ,
      • , , , , , , , , , , , 馿,
    • shǔ
    • wěi
      • wěi , , wěi , mǎn , , , , ,
    • 尿 niào
    • chě
      • jǐn
        • jìn , jìn , jìn , , Jìn
      • Chí , zhòu , zhǐ , , chǐ , tuǒ , , , shì , duó , , , ,
    • wèi
      • wèi , , , wèi , wèi , , ,
    • shuā
    • 殿 diàn
      • ,
    • bīng
      • bǐng , píng , , , ,
      • jué , , jué , jué , , , , , , , ,
    • xiè
        • niè
      • , , , , , , , , , , bāi , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , bèi , , , 鷿, ,
    • kāo
      • ,
      • suǒ
        • xx ,
      • jiān
        • qián , , ,
      • shān
        • shān , shān , shàn , shān
      • Piān
        • biǎn
          • biǎn
        • biān
          • bèi , bài , bèi , , bèi
        • piàn , biān , biàn , piān , piān , biān , piān , biān , biān , biǎn , bān , piān , biān , biàn , biǎn , piǎn , pián , biān , , , , , , , , , , , , piàn , piàn , 鯿,
        • liè , , lèi
      • Fáng , , fēi , , , , , ,
    • càn
      • chán , chán , zhàn , chǎn , ,
    • zhī
      • chí , , ,
      • lòu , lòu
    • shǔ
      • shǔ , , zhǔ , , , , , zhú , zhǔ ,
        • lèi , , liè , , , ,
        • , , , ,
      • shì
      • , zhào , , , diàn , jiōng , , yǎn , , , , , ,
    • , céng , shǐ , jiè , , , , diǎo , , , shī , , , , tián , ē , píng , fèi , , xiè , juē , liáo , juē , , chàn , chí , shī , , jiè , , , , , , céng , , , , ,
Recommended Books for Learning Mandarin Chinese

AMAZON BOOKSHELF

AMAZON BOOKSHELF

A Boy and his Dragon

Once upon a time, a Little Boy was living in a village near the woods. One day, a Dragon came out of the cave secluded in the middle of the forest and began to relentlessly follow the Little Boy, always breathing on the back of his neck, burning the young boy at his slightest misstep.

The child received refuge in an old Temple where there were no mirrors allowed, and it was forbidden to speak of life before entering the sanctum. Ancient books, hidden rooms with unimaginable treasures and beauty beyond comprehension, became part of the boy’s new life.

Time went by until, one day, the now old young boy accidentally glimpses his own reflection in a pond. The Dragon smiled back.

Come for Knowledge. Stay for Wisdom.

Copyright © 2022 Mandarin Temple. All rights reserved.

Scroll to Top