死屍

简 死尸 · 繁 死屍
Mandarin · pinyin sǐ shī

Meanings

  1. corpse; dead body
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死
sǐ · die; dead; death
屍
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尸
shī · corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; Kangxi radical 44
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3–1 · si3 shi1

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sei2 si1

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noun

  1. dead body (of a person); corpse (Classifier: 具 m c; 條/条 c; 個/个 mn)

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