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逝世

逝世 shìshì

逝世 shìshì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 逝世 shìshì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shìshì | shi4 shi4
English translation
to pass away
to die

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Traditional form

逝世 shìshì

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Come for Peace. Stay for Wisdom.

Etymology of 逝世 shìshì

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shì

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and shé represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

shé

Semantic compound

chuò

Positional decomposition

辶折

Number of Strokes

10
Shì

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Three copies of shí (ten) to make 30, similar to the archaic character (30). Conveys the meaning "30-year generation", also symbolizing a branching family tree.

Positional decomposition

廿 niàn

Number of Strokes

5

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时下 shí xià 出现 chūxiàn de 这些 zhè xiē 有关 yǒu guān 玛丽莲·梦露 Mèng lù de Shū 纪录片 jì lù piàn shì jiè 逝世 shìshì 30周年 zhōunián 之际 zhījì 推出 tuī chū 的。

The present crop of books and documentaries about Marilyn Monroe exploit the thirtieth anniversary of her death.

逝世 shìshì Decomposition

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逝世 shìshì Compounds

See all 57 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 逝世 shìshì in their composition.

  • shì
    • Shì
      • shì
          • shè , , , ,
        • dié , dié , dié , dié , dié , dié , dié , dié , xiè , xiè , dié , dié , dié , xiè , , xiè , dié , , shè , , , , , , , , , dié ,
      • xiè , , , , , xiè , xiè , zhì , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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